| 摘要 |
An optical pickup apparatus and method which can selectively perform optical pickup with respect to at least two types of optical disks, on which information recording surfaces are formed, having a different thickness. The optical pickup apparatus includes an optical path alteration unit for altering a path of a light beam so that the light beam emitted from each light source proceeds toward the disk, a numerical aperture adjustment unit, including an annular shielding region which is disposed concentrically about an optical path axis between the optical path alteration unit and the disk supporter, for providing different numerical apertures according to a characteristic of a light beam to be incident; and an objective lens for respectively focusing the light beams having passed through the numerical aperture adjustment unit on the information recording surfaces of the disks to form a beam spot. Accordingly, the apparatus provides a relatively simple structure thereby reducing fabricating cost.
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