Microscope optical system with a stationary sample stage and stationary viewing ports suited for viewing various fields of view of a sample
US6850362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/26
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscope optical system in which both a sample and the viewing optics can be maintained stationary, while at the same time different points or fields of view of the sample can be examined. In the microscope optical system a sample is provided, e.g. on a stage, to be maintained in a stationary position when the sample is viewed. Further, viewing optics of the microscope optical system can be maintained in a stationary position when the sample is viewed. Intermediate optics between the stage and the viewing optics are moveable so that different portions of the sample can be examined without having to move the sample and without having to move the viewing optics.
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