Patent ID: 6521388
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:at least one photoreceptor including, a photosensitive layer overlying a surface of an electroconductive substrate and having upper and lower surfaces with the lower surface closer to the electroconductive substrate than the upper surface; and a light irradiator configured to irradiate the photoreceptor with a light beam having a wavelength &lgr; represented in units of micrometers and a diameter &phgr; represented in units of micrometers to form a dot latent image on the photoreceptor, wherein a maximum height in a part of a profile of the lower surface of the photosensitive layer is not less than &lgr;/(2n) in a sampling range of &phgr;, where n is a refractive index of the photosensitive layer at the wavelength &lgr;.