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Image formation apparatus and method of stabilizing the emission level of semiconductor laser source used therein

US6549265B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2000
Grant dateApr 15, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/1214
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The emission level of a laser source at the non-imaging time when image data “0” is input and the emission level at the imaging time when image data “1” is input are controlled so that each of them becomes a desired level. The light output intensity is stabilized at all times regardless of variations in ambient temperature. As a result, images uniform in density can be obtained.

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