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Confocal imaging system for microscopy

US5452125A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1993
Grant dateSep 19, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/10
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A confocal imaging system for use in conjunction with an optical microscope, in which a silt-shaped or bar-shaped beam of light is scanned over the specimen, descanned with a fixed mask and rescanned for viewing or recording, the focussing and scanning system being constituted by wholly reflective optical systems.

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