A reduction in utilization efficiency of laser beams emitted from laser
emission portions of illumination means is limited and an exposure
surface is exposed by beam spots with desired spot diameters and spot
forms. At an exposure head, first microlenses are arranged in a two
dimensional manner so as to correspond to micromirrors at a DMD, and
apertures are arranged in a two dimensional manner at back side focusing
positions of the first microlenses. With this exposure head, light source
images, which are formed to be very small at back side focusing positions
of the first microlenses by the first microlenses, are projected onto the
exposure surface, and these light source images serve as beam spots BS
and expose the exposure surface.