Title :
Vertical cavity lasers for printing
Author_Institution :
Xerox Palo Alto Res. Center, CA, USA
Abstract :
The laser printer uses a rotating polygon mirror to scan a modulated laser beam across a photoconductive material, writing a latent image as an electrostatic charge pattern. This electrostatic charge pattern attracts toner particles which are then transferred to paper. Semiconductor lasers have been a key enabler in the development of small and low cost desktop laser printers.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; image scanners; laser beam applications; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser printers; optical scanners; photoconducting materials; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; electrostatic charge pattern; laser printer; latent image; low cost desktop laser printers; modulated laser beam scanning; photoconductive material; printing; rotating polygon mirror; semiconductor lasers; toner particles; vertical cavity lasers; Electrostatics; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Photoconducting materials; Printers; Printing; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619110
