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Immersion microscope objective lens

US6519092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2001
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/02
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An immersion microscope objective lens comprises a first lens group G1 having a positive refracting power, a second lens group G2 having a positive refracting power and a third lens group G3 having a negative refracting power in the order from the object side. The first lens group G1 has a first cemented lens consisting of a plano-convex lens with the flat surface facing the object side and a meniscus lens with the convex lens facing the image side cemented together, a positive lens with the surface having a greater refractive power facing the image side, and a second cemented lens consisting of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented together, in the order from the object side. The second lens group G2 has a cemented lens consisting of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented together. The refractive index n12 of the meniscus lens in the first lens group G1 with respect to the d-line satisfies the following condition:n12>1.9.

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