Method and instrument for microscopy

Details Method and instrument for microscopy Method and instrument for microscopy

2005-05-24

2005-05-24

Healy, Brian M. (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Miscellaneous

C385S901000, C385S031000, C359S385000, C359S368000, C362S551000, C362S553000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06898367

ABSTRACT:
A method for illuminating is disclosed, which is characterized by the steps of injecting (1) the light beam (13) from a laser (9) into a optical element (19), which spectrally broadens the light of the light beam (13) and shaping (3) the spectrally broadened light (31) to form an illumination light beam (29). An instrument (7) for illuminating is furthermore disclosed, which comprises a laser (9) that emits a light beam (13), which is directed onto a optical element (19) that spectrally broadens the light from the laser. A optical means (33) which shapes the spectrally broadened light (31) to form an illumination light beam (29) is arranged downstream of the microstructured optical element (19).

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