Light microscope and optical assembly to provide structured illuminating light to examine samples

US10663749B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Daniel Schwedt · Weimar, DE
• Tiemo Anhut · Jena, DE
• Ralf Netz · Jena, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2013
• Grant date: May 26, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02F1/11
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An optical assembly that is designed for positioning in a beam path of a light microscope having means for providing structured illuminating light in a sample plane of the light microscope, so that structured illuminating light can be generated in different orientations. The optical assembly has an adjustable deflector in order to deflect an incident light bundle onto one of several beam paths in a selectable manner. Beam splitting devices are located in the beam paths in order to split the light bundle of the respective beam paths into partial light bundles, which are spatially separated from each other. Beam guides are provided for each of the partial light bundles, and guide the partial light bundles to a pupil plane. The beam guides are arranged in such a way that the partial light bundles that belong to the same beam path form a light spot pattern in the pupil plane; and that the light spot patterns of different beam paths in the pupil plane are different from each other.