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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Victor C. Wong, Rochester, NY (US);
Badhri Narayan, Rochester, NY (US);
Sujatha Ramanujan, Pittsford, NY (US);
Dan S. Talbot, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A printer ( ) able to print in a plurality of output formats depending on width of media ( ) loaded in the printer ( ) is disclosed. The printer ( ) provides high resolution and grayscale imaging capability for monochromatic applications. Illumination optics ( ) receive a source light beam, from one or more LEDs, uniformize and polarize the beam and direct the beam through a polarization beamsplitter ( ). The polarization beamsplitter ( ) directs one polarization state of light to one or more LCD spatial light modulators ( ), which modulate the polarization of the polarized beam to provide output exposure energy suitable for image marking on media ( ). An optional sensor ( ) allows printer ( ) to automatically detect the width of a given type of media ( ) in order to select from a set of compatible output format. Multiple segments of media ( ) at the image plane ( ) simultaneously.