Confocal microscope and multiphoton excitation microscope
US7456378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/004
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a confocal microscope comprising a light source; a light scanning unit; an array device; a line-beam generating unit for imaging illumination light in the form of a straight line extending, on the array device, in a direction intersecting the scanning direction of the light scanning unit; an objective lens for imaging the illumination light reflected or transmitted at the array device on a specimen; a beamsplitter, between the array device and the light scanning unit, for splitting off from the illumination light detection light from the specimen; a two-dimensional image-acquisition unit for acquiring the split off detection light; and a control unit for controlling the light scanning unit and the array device, wherein the array device is disposed in an optically conjugate positional relationship with a focal plane of the objective lens, and the control unit performs control so as to synchronize the light scanning unit and the array device.
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