A laser diode drive circuit for an optical disc recording and/or
reproducing apparatus includes a plurality of laser diodes to output
laser beams having different wavelengths, a switch circuit for
selectively connecting a required laser diode from a plurality of laser
diodes, a laser diode drive power supply circuit for driving the laser
diode selectively connected by the switch circuit, a photodiode for
detecting at least part of laser beams emitted from the laser diode to
convert a detected part of laser beams into an electrical signal, a
plurality of current-to-voltage conversion amplifiers connected to an
output of the photodiode and whose conversion resistance values can be
adjusted and having differently designed center conversion resistance
values and an automatic power control circuit connected to outputs of the
current-to-voltage conversion amplifiers to output a feedback signal to
the laser diode drive power supply circuit. An amplifying circuit for
such a laser diode drive power supply circuit, an optical disc recording
and/or reproducing apparatus including such a laser diode drive circuit
and a laser diode drive method for an optical disc recording and/or
reproducing apparatus are also provided.