Microscope having three-dimensional imaging capability and three-dimensional microscopic imaging method

US11194142B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA · CN

Inventors

• Qingyuan ZHU · Hefei, CN
• Guoqiang Bi · Hefei, CN
• Hao Wang · Hefei, CN
• Pak-Ming Lau · Hefei, CN
• Lufeng Ding · Hefei, CN
• Chaoyu Yang · San Francisco, US
• Qianru Yang · Hefei, CN
• Dasheng Bi · Hefei, CN
• Qi Xin · Hefei, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 7, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B2207/114
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A microscope having three-dimensional imaging capability and a three-dimensional microscopic imaging method are provided, the microscope including: at least one excitation device configured to generate a detectable contrast in a detection target region of a sample which is to be detected, in an excitation principal axis direction; at least one detection device, configured to detect the contrast as generated from the detection target region of the sample in a detection principal axis; and at least one movement mechanism, configured to generate a relative movement of the sample relative to the excitation device and the detection device; the relative movement is in a direction neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the excitation principal axis direction or the detection principal axis direction.