Rami Arieli: "The Laser Adventure"

Rami Arieli: "The Laser Adventure" Chapter 9.4.2 page 1

9.4.2 Laser Printer
Everyone heard about laser printers, and most offices are using laser printers for printing their documents.

We are all aware of the quality of the printing out of a laser printer, but few knows to answers questions about the operation principles of the laser printer:

What is the role of the laser in a laser printer?

What is the difference between a laser printer and a photocopy machine?

Can the same system be used for printing documents from a computer and photocopying documents?

What are the advantages of the laser printer compared to the dot printers?

The following pages will try to answer such and similar questions by explaining about the laser printer, and the physical principles underlying its operation.