Slider for sliding into the observation beam path of a microscope

US9405111B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Joerg Schaffer · Oettingen, DE
• Peter Schnuell · Gleichen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 1, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B21/34
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an optical assembly that can be interposed into the observation beam path of a microscope, comprising a first mount. In the first mount, a stack of optical elements for a polarization optical, differential interference contrast method, is arranged to facilitate a first observation method. The stack comprises, inter alia, a polarizer, polarization-optical shearing elements, and an analyzer. The analyzer is arranged in the stack with regard to its polarization direction in a predetermined orientation relative to the polarization direction of the polarizer. The stack of optical elements in the first mount is arranged such as to be interchangeable. Further, the assembly comprises at least one additional mount for receiving optical elements for at least one additional observation method.