Imaging system with ancillary image detector for sample location
US10551608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/34
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Imaging systems and methods using an ancillary image detector for sample location. An exemplary system may comprise a light source to irradiate a sample on an irradiation axis, a first image detector on an optical axis oblique to the irradiation axis, and a stage. The system also may comprise a second image detector disposed on an imaging axis, and a drive mechanism configured to move the stage and the imaging axis relative to one another. The system further may comprise a processor configured to (a) receive an image of the sample detected by the first image detector, (b) determine a physical location for a region of contrast produced by the sample within the image, and (c) send a signal to the drive mechanism based on the physical location, to dispose at least part of the sample in a field of view of the second image detector.
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