Patent 7782354 was granted and assigned to RICOH COMPANY,LTD. on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An electrophotographic optical writing device equipped with a semiconductor laser includes the semiconductor laser, a collimating lens, an aperture, a cylindrical lens, and a polygon scanner. An additional aperture, a second aperture, is provided in a light path between the semiconductor laser and the collimating lens.