Optical writing device and image forming apparatus

Abstract

An optical writing device includes: a light beam generator that emits a light beam; and an optical scanner that reflects the light beam emitted from the light beam generator and scans the light beam in a one-dimensional direction, the optical writing device variably controlling an amount of the light beam within a one-dimensional scan based on a light-amount unevenness correction value. The light-amount unevenness correction value when the optical writing device is reused is determined from specific information specific to the optical writing device and use information regarding use of the optical writing device.

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