Composite microscope employing two-photon excitation and stimulated emission depletion techniques
US11550134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2207/114
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A two-photon stimulated emission depletion composite microscope, comprising a two-photon imaging unit (100) and an STED imaging unit (200), wherein the two-photon imaging unit (100) can be used for a relatively thick sample, and the STED super-resolution imaging unit can be used for a region of interest on a surface of a sample, and the microscope makes light spots generated by an excitation light and a depletion light after being focused by an objective lens (OL) accurately coincide in a three-dimensional distribution. The two-photon stimulated emission depletion composite microscope (10) integrates two functions of STED imaging and two-photon imaging and makes the two types of light spots generated by an excitation light and a depletion light after being focused by an objective lens accurately coincide in a three-dimensional distribution, thereby providing a powerful tool for cutting-edge biomedical research.
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