An optical scanning device includes: a light source; a first optical
element that converts light emitted from the light source to parallel
light; a deflection element that deflects the light in a fast scanning
direction to scan a surface of an object to be scanned with the light at
a constant speed; a second optical element that guides the light to the
deflection element; and a third optical element that focuses the light
deflected by the deflection element onto the surface of the object to be
scanned, at least one surface among surfaces of the third optical element
that intersect the light including a surface form which affects only one
of fast scanning direction characteristics or slow scanning direction
characteristics at an image plane.