Solid state optical microscope
US4398211A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/32358
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid state optical microscope wherein wide-field and high-resolution images of an object are produced at a rapid rate by utilizing conventional optics with a charge-coupled photodiode array. A galvanometer scanning mirror, for scanning in one of two orthogonal directions is provided, while the charge-coupled photodiode array scans in the other orthogonal direction. Illumination light from the object is incident upon the photodiodes, creating packets of electrons (signals) which are representative of the illuminated object. The signals are then processed, stored in a memory, and finally displayed as a video signal.
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