Optical power adjusting method and apparatus

摘要

An optical power adjusting method and apparatus for preventing unevenness of exposure of a photosensitive material arising from the difference in wavelength of the light beams. The relationship between the output value and wavelength of the light receiving section is stored in a storage section for a light beam that satisfies the relationship with respect to the optical power and wavelength required for exposing the photosensitive material at a predetermined exposure level. The correspondence between the laser beam emitting section and its wavelength is stored in another storage section. Each laser beam is received separately by the light receiving section, and the optical power of each laser beam is adjusted by the optical power adjusting section such that the output value of the light receiving section for each laser beam received separately satisfies the relationship between the output value and wavelength.