Optical: systems and elements – Compound lens system – Microscope
Patent
1996-07-15
1999-03-09
Nguyen, Thong
Optical: systems and elements
Compound lens system
Microscope
359368, G02B 2106
Patent
active
058808809
ABSTRACT:
A confocal microscope for generating an image of a sample includes a first scanning element for scanning a light beam along a first axis, and a second scanning element for scanning the light beam at a predetermined amplitude along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. A third scanning element scans the light beam at a predetermined amplitude along a third axis perpendicular to an imaging plane defined by the first and second axes. The second and third scanning element are synchronized to scan at the same frequency. The second and third predetermined amplitudes are percentages of their maximum amplitudes. A selector determines the second and third predetermined amplitudes such that the sum of the percentages is equal to one-hundred percent.
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Anderson R. Rox
Rajadhyaksha Milind
Webb Robert H.
Lukacher K.
Lukacher M.
Nguyen Thong
The General Hospital Corp.
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