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Device and method for imaging an object

US12228719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Christian Schumann · Gießen, DE
Christian Schulz · Duisburg, DE
Arnold Mueller-Rentz · Brechen, DE
Andreas Lotter · Wetzlar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B2207/114
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical imaging device for a microscope includes an objective and an optical system configured to interact with the objective for optically imaging an object selectively in a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The optical system includes a first optical subsystem associated with the first operating mode, and a second optical subsystem associated with the second operating mode. The first optical subsystem is configured to form a first image of the object with a first magnification. The second optical subsystem is configured to form a second image of the object with a second magnification that is less than the first magnification. The second optical subsystem includes an optical module insertable into the optical path for selecting the second operating mode. The optical module includes a lens element with a positive refractive power.

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