Banding reduction in electrophotographic processes using a piezoelectric actuated laser beam deflection device

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-442

  Ewe, Michael T S ^a   Chiu, George T C ^a   Grice, Jim ^a   Allebach, Jan P ^a   Chan, C S ^a   Foote, Wayne ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POSITION MEASUREMENT; SCANNING;

ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; ONLINE MEASUREMENTS; PIEZOELECTRIC LASER BEAM DEFLECTION DEVICE;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036754263     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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