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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/608 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/608 ;
Abstract
A multi-beam scanning optical system is provided with a light source unit emitting a plurality of beams. The beams are incident on a polygonal mirror, and deflected thereby to scan in a predetermined scanning range. The scanning beam is incident an f&thgr; lens system. The f&thgr; lens system includes a plurality of lenses, and all the beams pass at least one of the plurality of lenses included in the f&thgr; lens system. The lens, which all the beams pass through, is formed as a single lens element made of single material. Further, the lens contributes to convergence of the beams in the main scanning direction.