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Method of controlling size of light beam pulses used to form respective plural pixels on a print medium

US5400170A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1993
Grant dateMar 21, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/0933
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Plural successive light beam pulses are directed through a continuously adjustable aperture. An actuator is driven to change an aperture diameter of the continuously adjustable aperture for each of the plural successive light beam pulses directed therethrough. The aperture diameter is adjusted in this manner in accordance with a pixel diameter of each of respective plural pixels to be printed on a print medium by the plural successive light beam pulses.

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