A warpage angle measurement apparatus and a warpage angle measurement
method are provided that can measure an angle of warpage of an optical
disc and a cartridge for the optical disc caused by a rapid environmental
change such as a temperature change or a humidity change in a short time.
The warpage angle measurement apparatus 10 includes: a constant
temperature chamber 22 for accommodating an optical recording medium 20
formed by mounting the optical disc 16 as an object to be measured in the
cartridge 18 and for adjusting a surrounding of the optical recording
medium 20 to have a predetermined environmental condition; a laser
oscillator 24 for causing laser oscillation to emit laser light to the
optical disc 16; and a light-receiving unit 26 for receiving the laser
light reflected from the optical disc 16 and detecting a relative angle
of an optical path L2 of the reflected laser light with respect to an
optical path L1 of the emitted laser light.