Laser Microprinter

Carl H. Becker

doi:10.1117/12.954212

1 March 1974 Laser Microprinter

Carl H. Becker

Proceedings Volume 0053, Laser Recording and Information Handling Technology I; (1974) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954212
Event: Acquisition and Analysis of Pictorial Data, 1974, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A real-time, non-photographic, high-resolution Laser Microprinter without photographic film and processing is presented. It produces permanent 35 millimeter slides of special metallic thin-films, by means of laser scanning of 81/2" x 9" half-tone pictures. Laser scanning occurs with a rotating drum system. Transfer of the original picture content takes place by means of AM/PDM conversion of the backscattered reading laser intensity, to pulse-duration modulation of the printing laser. Actual Laser Microprinting comprises 20 linear density steps of 0.1, by means of changing the "hole" size in the metal thin-film of the microprint.

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Carl H. Becker "Laser Microprinter", Proc. SPIE 0053, Laser Recording and Information Handling Technology I, (1 March 1974); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954212

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