Compact multiple-beam scanning optical system
US6052211A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/506
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of arranging scanning optical components is described to provide a compact scanning optical system which includes a plurality of light sources for simultaneously emitting multiple image-forming beams towards a common image-reflecting surface such as a polygon mirror via an image-focusing element such as a set of vertically layered f.theta. mirrors.
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