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Method and instrument for microscopy

US6898367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims

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Assignee

Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Birk · Meckesheim, DE
Rafael Storz · Heidelberg, DE
Johann Engelhardt · Bad Schönborn, DE
Kyra Moellmann · Trippstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2001
Grant date	May 24, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S385/901
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for illuminating is disclosed, which is characterized by the steps of injecting (1) the light beam (13) from a laser (9) into a optical element (19), which spectrally broadens the light of the light beam (13) and shaping (3) the spectrally broadened light (31) to form an illumination light beam (29). An instrument (7) for illuminating is furthermore disclosed, which comprises a laser (9) that emits a light beam (13), which is directed onto a optical element (19) that spectrally broadens the light from the laser. A optical means (33) which shapes the spectrally broadened light (31) to form an illumination light beam (29) is arranged downstream of the microstructured optical element (19).

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