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29 December 1993 Center-of-scan locus of an oscillating or rotating mirror
Gerald F. Marshall
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Proceedings Volume 1987, Recording Systems: High-Resolution Cameras and Recording Devices and Laser Scanning and Recording Systems; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165197
Event: Electronic Imaging Device Engineering, 1993, Munich, Germany
Abstract
Reflective scanning devices have plane mirrors that deflect a light beam. When the mirror surface is coincident with the axis of rotation and when the incident beam passes through the axis of rotation, the instantaneous center-of-scan (ICS) is a single point for all angular positions of the mirror. If these two conditions are not met, the ICS moves with respect to the rotational axis and is, therefore, a locus. This paper illustrates the ICS for a six-facet and a twelve-facet prismatic polygonal scanner, and the relationship between the limiting off-set angle of the incident beam to the scan axis and the number of facets. This paper also illustrates the relationship between the range of the off-set angles of the incident beam from the scan axis and the number of facets. These aspects provide useful insights for consideration when undertaking the system design or detail design of an optical scanning system.
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Gerald F. Marshall "Center-of-scan locus of an oscillating or rotating mirror", Proc. SPIE 1987, Recording Systems: High-Resolution Cameras and Recording Devices and Laser Scanning and Recording Systems, (29 December 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165197
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