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Confocal imaging system for microscopy

US5561554A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 1995
Grant dateOct 1, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2015

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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 slit-shaped or bar-shaped beam of light is scanned over the specimen, descanned with a fixed mask and rescanned for viewing or recording, the focusing and scanning system being constituted by wholly reflective optical systems.

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