A single-pass imaging system for generating a substantially one-dimensional line image that extends in a cross-process direction on an imaging surface in accordance with an image data file, the system comprising: a homogenous light generator including at least one light source for generating one or more light beams, and at least one light homogenizer including means for homogenizing said one or more light beams such that portions of said homogenized light beams form a homogeneous light field, and a spatial light modulator including a plurality of light modulating elements disposed in an array, and means for individually configuring the plurality of light modulating elements into one of a first modulated state and a second modulated state in accordance with the image data file such that the two-dimensional light- field is generated only by portions of the homogeneous light field directed from first light modulating elements of said array in the first modulated state; and a catadioptric anamorphic optical system including: at least one cylindrical/acylindrical lens element (134, 135, 136) operably positioned and arranged to image the two-dimensional modulated light field in the cross-process direction, and at least two mirror elements (138, 139) including at least one cylindrical/acylindrical mirror element, said at least two mirror elements respectively operably positioned and arranged to cooperatively image and concentrate in the process direction imaged light received from the at least one cylindrical/ acylindrical lens element such that imaged and concentrated modulated light field transmitted from said at least two mirror elements forms said substantially one-dimensional line image on said imaging surface. a homogenous light generator including at least one light source for generating one or more light beams, and at least one light homogenizer including means for homogenizing said one or more light beams such that portions of said homogenized light beams form a homogeneous light field, and a spatial light modulator including a plurality of light modulating elements disposed in an array, and means for individually configuring the plurality of light modulating elements into one of a first modulated state and a second modulated state in accordance with the image data file such that the two-dimensional light- field is generated only by portions of the homogeneous light field directed from first light modulating elements of said array in the first modulated state; and a catadioptric anamorphic optical system including: at least one cylindrical/acylindrical lens element (134, 135, 136) operably positioned and arranged to image the two-dimensional modulated light field in the cross-process direction, and at least two mirror elements (138, 139) including at least one cylindrical/acylindrical mirror element, said at least two mirror elements respectively operably positioned and arranged to cooperatively image and concentrate in the process direction imaged light received from the at least one cylindrical/ acylindrical lens element such that imaged and concentrated modulated light field transmitted from said at least two mirror elements forms said substantially one-dimensional line image on said imaging surface. at least one cylindrical/acylindrical lens element (134, 135, 136) operably positioned and arranged to image the two-dimensional modulated light field in the cross-process direction, and at least two mirror elements (138, 139) including at least one cylindrical/acylindrical mirror element, said at least two mirror elements respectively operably positioned and arranged to cooperatively image and concentrate in the process direction imaged light received from the at least one cylindrical/ acylindrical lens element such that imaged and concentrated modulated light field transmitted from said at least two mirror elements forms said substantially one-dimensional line image on said imaging surface.