Banding Artifact Reduction in Electrophotographic Processes Using OPC Drum Velocity Control

International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 60-66

  Chen, Cheng Lun ^a   Chiu, George T C ^a   Allebach, Jan P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES (EP); HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEMS (HVS);

COSTS; FREQUENCIES; IMAGE QUALITY; MODULATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PRINTERS (COMPUTER); VELOCITY CONTROL; VISION;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 1442305195     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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