Microscope system
US11327284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/367
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscope system includes a light sheet microscopic functional unit that illuminates and images a sample in a first operating state with a light sheet-like illumination light distribution, and a scanning microscopic functional unit that illuminates and images the sample in a second operating state with a point-like illumination light distribution. A first scanning element uniaxially scans the sample, in the first operating state, with the light sheet-like illumination light distribution, and uniaxially scans the sample, in the second operating state, with the point-like illumination light distribution. A second scanning element uniaxially scans the sample, in the second operating state, with the point-like illumination light distribution, such that, in the second operating state, the second scanning element generates together with the first scanning element a biaxial scanning of the sample with the point-like illumination light distribution. A controller is configured to switch between the first and second operating states.
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