Confocal microscope
US7339148B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/0048
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A scanning optical microscope including: a light source; a lens for altering the cross-sectional shape aspect ratio of a beam of light emitted from the light source; at least one lens for converging beams of light of different cross-sectional shape aspect ratio to create a linear light; a first light modulation member able to impart shade to the converged linear light; a lens that can form the light to which the shade has been imparted as a parallel light; a scanning member that can alter the angle of illumination; a lens for focusing the light to which the shade has been imparted; an objective lens for projecting the light to which the shading has been imparted to a sample body; and a lens for imaging the reflected light from the sample body or the light generated by the sample body on to a sensor.
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