Optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus and optimum bias power decision method therefor

An optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

• an optical pickup having a laser diode for emitting light on an optical disc and for recording data;
• a driving unit for driving the laser diode equipped in the optical pickup to emit a light corresponding to a certain bias power;
• a bias power variation unit for varying the bias power within a predetermined range on a predetermined unit basis, and for outputting the varied bias power to the driving unit;
• a bit error rate measurement unit for reproducing the recorded data, comparing the reproduced data and the recorded data, and measuring at least one bit error rate;
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• a controller for calculating a relationship equation between the measured bit error rate and the varied and output bias power upon recording the data, calculating a second-order derivative of the relationship equation and obtaining at least one maximum value and at least one minimum value, and for deciding an optimum bias power necessary to reproduce and record data based on the at least one maximum value and at least one minimum value.

An optimum bias power decision method for optical disc recording/reproducing apparatuses, comprising the steps of:

• (a) varying and outputting a bias power within a predetermined range on a predetermined unit basis;
• (b) emitting light corresponding to the varied bias power on an optical disc to record data;
• (c) reproducing the recorded data to obtain reproduced data;
• (d) comparing the reproduced data and the recorded data, and measuring at least one bit error rate;
• (e) calculating a relationship equation between the measured bit error rate and the varied bias power;
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• (f) deciding an optimum bias power necessary to reproduce and record data based on at least one maximum value and at least one minimum value of a curve obtained from the calculated relationship equation by calculating absolute distances between bias powers corresponding to maximum values appearing on either side of each minimum value and deciding and assigning as the optimum bias power, a bias power corresponding to a minimum value for which a maximum absolute distance has been calculated from among the at least one or more calculated absolute distances.