LASER SCANNING APPARATUSES, LASER SCANNING METHODS AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

Laser scanning apparatus, methods, and article of manufacture are described. In one embodiment, a laser scanning apparatus 100 includes a light source 102 configured to emit a light beam in a single direction, a scanning device 106 optically coupled with the light source and configured to scan the light beam along a photoconductor in a plurality of scan lines. The laser scanning apparatus also includes a start-of-scan detector assembly 112 configured to sample the light beam and initiate a start-of-scan operation of one of the scan lines of information to be written on the photoconductor 110, and wherein the sampled light beam is used to control a drive level of the light source.