EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An exposure device includes an element array that includes a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements and a lens array optical system that uses a lens array that includes a plurality of lenses, which forms images of light from the element array on a photosensitive body. In the exposure device, each electroluminescent element has a first electrode disposed on a light emitting side, a second electrode disposed on a light reflecting side, and a light emitting layer. In the exposure device, in each organic electroluminescent element, an optical path length L1 between a light emitting position of the light emitting layer and the second electrode is an optical path length within ±10% of an optical path length at which variation in light amount during light exposure is minimized.