The effect analysis of birefringence of plastic f$\heta$ Iens on the beam diameter

플라스틱 f$\heta$렌즈의 복굴절이 결상빔경에 미치는 영향분석

  • Published : 2000.04.01

Abstract

We measure a beam diameter of scan and sub-scan direction of LSD (Laser Scanning Urnt) which uses $fheta$ lens produced by injecLion molding method as a scanning lens. While the measured beam diameter in scan direction, which is $62muextrm{m}$ to $68\mu\textrm{m}$, shows similar size comparing to the design beam diameter, the sub-scan beam diameter shows sIzable beam diameter deviation as much as 37 11m ranging from $78\mu\textrm{m}$ to $115\mu\textrm{m}$. Injection molding lens has the surface figure error due to the shrinkage III the cooling time and the internal distortion (birefringence) due to the uneven cooling conditIOn so that these bring about wavefront aberration (i.e., the enlargement of beam size), and are eventually expre~sed as the deterioration of the pdnting image. In this paper. we first measure and analyze beam diameter, birefringence (polanzation ratio), and asphedcal figure error of mIens in order to know the principle cause of the beam diameter deviation in sub-scan directIOn. And Lhen. through the analysis of a designed depth of focus and a calculated field curvature (imaging position of the optical axis directIon) using the above figure elTor data, we know Lhat the birefringence IS the main factor of sizable beam diameter deVIation in sub-scan direction. ction.

사출성형법으로 제조된 $fheta$렌즈를 주사렌즈로 상요하는 Laser Scanning Unit의 주주사 및 부주사 방향의 빔경을 측정했다. 주주사 빔경의 경우 $62muextrm{m}$~ $68\mu\textrm{m}$로써 설계치와 유사한 성능을 보이지만 부주사 빔경의 경우 $78\mu\textrm{m}$~$115\mu\textrm{m}$로써 꽤 큰 빔경편차( $37\mu\textrm{m}$)를 나타내었다. 사출성형렌즈에서는 냉각.고화시 수축에 의한 형상오차와 불균일 냉각에 의한 내부왜곡(복굴절)이 발생하게 되는데, 이는 결국 파면수차(빔경확대)를 발생시키게 되고 결국 레이저프린터의 화상열화로 나타나게 된다. 본 논문에서는 부주사 빔경편차의 주요인을 밝혀내기 위해 복굴절(편광비) 및 $f\theta$렌즈의 비구면 형상을 측정하였다. 그리고 측정된 비구면 형상치를 CODE-V(미국 ORA사의 광학설계 프로그램)에 입력하여 부주사 상면만곡을 계산하고, 이와 설계 초점심도를 비교.분석함으로써 복굴절이 부주사 빔경편차의 주요인임을 알 수 있었다.

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