Confocal incident light microscope

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1996-04-01

1997-12-23

Nguyen, Thong

Optical: systems and elements

Compound lens system

Microscope

359368, 359371, 359831, G02B 2106, G02B 504

Patent

active

057011982

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to a confocal incident light microscope for viewing an object. The microscope includes: an illuminating device for transmitting an illuminating beam along an illuminating beam path; a viewing optical assembly for defining a viewing beam path; an optical unit for joining the illuminating beam path and the viewing beam path to form a common beam path; a perforated mask arranged in the common beam path at an angle .delta. to a plane perpendicular to the common beam path; an imaging optic arranged between the perforated mask and the object; a first prism having a first wedge-shaped section arranged in the common beam path between the optical unit and the perforated mask; the first wedge-shaped section defining a wedge angle .alpha. and having a surface essentially parallel to the perforated mask; a second prism having a second wedge-shaped section arranged in the common beam path between the perforated mask and the imaging optic; the second wedge-shaped section defining a wedge angle corresponding to the wedge angle .alpha. and having a surface essentially parallel to the perforated mask; the first and second prisms being arranged in the common beam path so as to be rotated by 180.degree. relative to each other; and, the first and second prisms defining the wedge angle .alpha.:

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