Patent ID: 7539089

Claim:
An optical disc device, comprising: light beam emitting means for emitting a light beam, converging means for converging the light beam toward an information storage medium, a first actuator for moving the converging means substantially perpendicularly to an information layer of the information storage medium to change a converging position of the light beam, spherical aberration changing means for changing spherical aberration occurring on a converging position of the light beam converged by the converging means, a second actuator for moving the spherical aberration changing means in a relatively precise manner, a third actuator for moving the spherical aberration changing means in a relatively rough manner, light-receiving means for receiving light reflected from the information storage medium of the light beam, converging state detecting means for detecting a signal according to a converging state on the information layer of the information storage medium of the light beam based on a signal of the light-receiving means, focus control means for driving the first actuator based on a signal of the converging state detecting means and performing control so that the light beam is converged on a desired position of the information layer of the information storage medium, spherical aberration detecting means for detecting a signal, based on a signal of the light-receiving means, according to an amount of spherical aberration occurring on the converging position of the light beam on the information layer of the information storage medium, and spherical aberration control means for driving the second actuator and the third actuator based on a signal of the spherical aberration detecting means and performing control so that spherical aberration is almost 0, wherein the third actuator moves the spherical aberration changing means at least based on a direct current component included in the signal of the spherical aberration detecting means, and the second actuator moves the spherical aberration changing means based on an alternating current component included in the signal of the spherical aberration detecting means.