Microscopic imaging apparatus with flat-top distribution of light
US6995902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/082
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscopic imaging apparatus with flat-top distribution of light is disclosed, which includes an incident light source, a diffractive optical element, a beam-splitter, a tunable filter and an image sensor. The diffractive optical element receives an incident light provided by the incident light source and generates a uniform incident light. The uniform incident light illuminates a sample so that an optical signal is emitted from the sample. The optical signal passes through the beam-splitter and the filter unit to reach the image sensor for obtaining the detected image of the sample.
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