Abstract: An optical scanning system scans a light beam across a target. A transmissive optical element receives a light beam from a laser light source and transmits the beam to the target. A mechanical oscillator coupled to the optical element oscillates the optical element and causes the transmitted light to scan across the target. The optical element may be at least one transmissive lens with a magnification ratio greater than one. Thus the relatively small distance of oscillation of the optical assembly results in a relatively larger distance of scanning across the target. The target may be a photosensitive recording medium having an image forming surface for recording an image and transferring the image to paper.