Continuous tone recording system incorporating feedback control circuit

摘要

A continuous tone image recording system comprises a solid state laser diode capable of sending out an analog signal-controlled pulsed beam of light, a continuous feedback circuit for stabilizing the laser diode light output, and an optical system for changing the path of the beam of light. The laser beam scans across a photosensitive receptor surface to provide scanned lines, which are positioned along the length of the receptor surface so as to provide images containing at least 64 levels of gray on transparent recording media or at least 32 levels of gray on opaque media.