Light beam scanning apparatus which controls power and spot shape of light beam
US5959655A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/4005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light beam scanning apparatus in which laser power and spot shape of an emitted laser beam are controlled, has a laser control signal generating part for changing a picture signal to a laser power control signal and a spot shape control signal, a laser power control current generating part which is driven by the laser power control signal, a spot shape control current generating part which is driven by the shape control signal, and a laser beam emission part for emitting a laser beam having a laser power and a spot shape which are controlled by the control signals via a commonly used light wave guiding part, wherein the control signal generating part generates or corrects the control signals based on at least one of the difference between the laser power of a beam to be emitted and a detected laser power, the difference between the spot shape of a beam to be emitted and a detected laser power, a detected temperature at the laser beam emission part, and an effective light emission pixel number.
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