Patent 7505390 was granted and assigned to Samsung on March, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A compatible optical pickup includes a light source which emits a first light beam having a wavelength for a first recording medium; a twin light source which emits second and third light beams respectively having wavelengths for second and third recording media; a first objective lens which condenses the first light beam to form a light spot for recording and/or reproduction of the first recording medium; a second objective lens which condenses the second and third light beams to form light spots for recording and/or reproduction of the second and third recording media; an actuator which drives the first and second objective lenses; a first photo-detector which receives the first light beam reflected from a recording medium to detect an information signal and/or an error signal; and a second photo-detector which receives the second and third light beams reflected from a recording medium to detect information signals and/or error signals.