Method of operating a microscope

US10782516B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Susan Candell · Lafayette, US
• Thomas A. Case · Walnut Creek, US
• Lorenz Lechner · Dublin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 15, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A method of operating a microscope comprises recording a first image I1h of a sample, wherein the first image contains a first feature F1; recording a second image I2h of the sample, wherein the second image contains a second feature F2 arranged at a distance from the first feature; displacing the sample relative to the microscope by a displacement ; recording a third image I3h of the sample, wherein the third image contains the second feature; recording a fourth image I4h of the sample, wherein the fourth image contains a third feature F3 arranged at a distance from the second feature; and determining a position of the third feature relative to the first feature based on the first, second, third and fourth images.