A laser power controller for performing an auto power control to control
the laser power of an optical pick-up unit (OPU) includes: a sample/hold
circuit used for sampling and holding a front photodiode output signal to
generate an analog feedback signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
electrically coupled to the sample/hold circuit for transferring the
analog feedback signal into a digital feedback signal; and a digital
control circuit electrically coupled to the ADC for generating a power
control signal and outputting the power control signal to the OPU in
order to control the laser power of the OPU. The front photodiode output
signal corresponds to the laser power of the OPU.