Optical arrangement for the illumination of specimens for confocal scanning microscopes
US6690511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/0032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention concerns an optical arrangement for the illumination of specimens (1) for confocal scanning microscopes, having an illuminating beam path (2) and at least one light source (4), and is intended to make possible an efficient illumination of specimens in a confocal scanning microscope while decoupling mechanical vibrations from the confocal scanning microscope, the optical arrangement being intended to be economical and low-maintenance. The optical arrangement according to the present invention is characterized in that the light of the light source (3) is coupled into a fiber (4) in which laser transitions can be induced; and that at least the laser light induced in the fiber (4) serves for specimen illumination.
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