Optical Scanner
US5581392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/124
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A scanning image forming optical system has a conjugate lateral magnification smaller than one with respect to a cross scan-corresponding direction. The optical scanner has an opening member arranged between a light source device and a deflecting-reflecting face of an optical deflector. The opening member interrupts a peripheral portion of a laser beam while the laser beam passes through an opening portion. A position of the opening member is determined such that .DELTA./L.gtoreq.0.32. Where L is a distance between a deflected light beam deflected by the optical deflector and an image formed, and .DELTA. is a distance between the image forming point and a conjugate image of the opening member. With this arrangement, it is possible to effectively reduce an influence of diffraction caused by the opening member, such as an aperture, and reduce a change in diameter of a light spot with respect to a defocusing amount.
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