Systems and methods for using multiple scanner facets to write a scan line of image data in an electrophotographic device

An imaging system for an electrophotographic device comprising:

• a laser source;
• a photoconductive surface;
• a scanning device having a plurality of deflecting surfaces arranged such that a beam emitted by said laser source sweeps in a scan direction across said photoconductive surface each time a new one of said deflecting surfaces intercepts said beam;
• and
• a controller for causing said laser source to write image data to said photoconductive surface, wherein for each line of image data, said controller:
• designates at least a first part and a second pad of said line of image data, corresponding to a first part and a second part of each associated sweep of said beam across said photoconductive surface, respectively, wherein for each associated sweep, said first part being directed to a first group of adjacent print elements along said photoconductive surface and said second part being directed to a second group of adjacent print elements along said photoconductive surface such that said first and second groups of print elements are not interstitial with each other;
• modulates said laser source based upon said first part of said line of image data during said corresponding first part of a first one of said associated sweeps of said beam, wherein said laser source is not modulated according to said image data for a second part of said first one of said associated sweeps of said beam;
• and
• modulates said laser source based upon said second part of said line of image data during said second part of a second one of said associated sweeps of said beam, wherein said laser source is not modulated according to said image data for a first part of said second one of said associated sweeps of said beam.