Optical pick-up apparatus capable of reading data irrespective of disc type

摘要

An improved optical pick-up apparatus capable of reading data irrespective of disc type capable of reading various kinds of discs having different thicknesses and writing densities using only one pick-up apparatus, which includes a light source; a beam splitter for passing through or splitting a beam from the light source; an objective lens for condensing the beam onto corresponding disc among discs having different thicknesses and different densities; a numerical aperture control unit for controlling an effective numerical aperture of the objective lens so as to execute a focussing operation with respect to a certain disc; and a photo-detector for receiving the beam reflected by the disc and transmitted from the beam splitter.