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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1988
Yukitoshi Kiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuyuki Shimada, Chofu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of controlling an optical output of a laser light source which scans a photosensitive body comprises the steps of detecting an optical output of the laser light source and generating a monitor signal which has a logic level indicative of whether a laser power of the optical output is greater than or less than a predetermined value, generating signals including a gate signal indicative of a scan time in which the photosensitive body is scanned based on a synchronization detection signal indicative of each scanning line, a laser diode signal having logic levels for turning the laser light source ON and OFF and an enable signal based on the monitor signal, the gate signal and a power set start signal indicative of a start of a power set operation in which the laser power is controlled to the predetermined value, and adjusting a driving current supplied to the laser light source based on the monitor signal when enabled by a certain logic level of the enable signal so as to control the laser power to the determined value.