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Light quantity control device

US4890288A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 1987
Grant dateDec 26, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/06832
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light quantity control device suitable for use in a laser beam printer. A controller varies the quantity of light emitted by a semiconductor laser so as to maintain a constant light quantity, regulating the rate of variation of the light quantity according to the output of a monitor for detecting the quantity of light emitted from the semiconductor laser.

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