Multi-color laser scanning confocal imaging system
US5127730A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/0064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A true multi-color laser scanning confocal imaging system for use with a microscope is described in which a single laser having a multi-line output is used to simultaneously or individually excite a plurality of dyes. The images may be simultaneously viewed by a plurality of photomultiplier tubes to reconstruct an image showing distinct features of a specimen strained with different dyes. The images may also be constructed using a single detector in a time-multiplex fashion and using a computer to construct the image.
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