Microscope apparatus
US8730582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2207/114
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscope apparatus includes a laser beam source for emitting a laser beam, an objective lens for irradiating a sample with the laser beam, a phase-modulating spatial light modulator placed between the laser beam source and the objective lens at a position optically conjugate with a pupil position of the objective lens, and a beam diameter variable unit placed between the laser beam source and the phase-modulating spatial light modulator for varying a beam diameter of the laser beam incident to the phase-modulating spatial light modulator.
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