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Multi-beam optical scanner

US5831758A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 1997
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/123
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A multi-beam optical scanner, in which a lateral magnification .beta. in a composite system of an optical system between the light source for a multi-beam and the scanned surface satisfies the condition: 2<.beta..ltoreq.8.5, and a plurality of light spots on the scanned surface execute optical scanning of the scanning lines adjacent to each other.

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