An optical disc apparatus includes an emitter which emits a laser beam to
a optical disc, a divided photodetector including a first divided portion
and a second divided portion disposed in a light path of the reflected
beam from the optical disc, and producing a first photodetector signal
and a second photodetector signal, a phase difference detector which
produces a phase difference signal from a phase difference between the
first and the second photodetector signals, an integrator which produces
a integral signal from a integration of the phase difference signal, a
tracking controller configure to perform tracking control based on the
integral signal, and a limiter which limits a signal to be supplied from
the divided photodetector to the phase difference detector or a signal to
be supplied from the phase difference detector to the integrator based on
a detection status of a signal detected by the divided photodetector.