Laser microscope apparatus
US10001632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/361
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser microscope apparatus including: a scanning unit that scans laser light on a sample; an objective lens that collects observation light from the sample; a photo-detection unit that has a light-receiving surface formed of an array of a plurality of detecting elements capable of detecting a single photon, that receives the observation light incident on the light-receiving surface, and that outputs intensity signals having intensities corresponding to the amounts of the received observation light; an image generating unit that generates an image on the basis of the intensities of the intensity signals and scanning positions of the laser light; a processor for notifying a user when the intensity signals used to generate the image include intensity signals having intensities equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold that is set according to the beam diameter of the observation light incident on the light-receiving surface.
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