The present invention relates to an optical recording apparatus, which
converts a one-dimensional signal beam into a two-dimensional signal beam
using a scanning mirror at the time of recording data on a holographic
recording medium, etc., thus greatly reducing required manufacturing
processes when manufacturing a spatial light modulator. The optical
recording apparatus includes a light generation and radiation means for
generating beams, and dispersing and radiating the beams in two
directions. A reference beam radiation means converts radiation angles of
reference beams and radiates the reference beams having different angles
onto a recording medium. A one-dimensional signal beam generation means
diffracts and spatially modulates the beams incident from the light
generation and radiation means to generate a one-dimensional signal beam
and radiates the one-dimensional signal beam. A two-dimensional signal
beam radiation means reflects the one-dimensional signal beam in two
directions on the same horizontal plane and radiates a two-dimensional
signal beam onto the recording medium.