LASER DRIVE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME, METHOD OF CONTROLLING LASER DRIVE DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent fluctuation in the density of an image even when light quantity control is performed automatically during imaging.SOLUTION: The laser drive device has laser beam production means that produces a laser beam, and light quantity control means that controls the light quantity of the laser beam. If a predetermined image pattern is contained in the image data being printed, the light quantity control means the light quantity of the laser beam while the predetermined image pattern is being printed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3