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Line-scanning, sample-scanning, multimodal confocal microscope

  • US 10,466,460 B2
  • Filed: 08/13/2015
  • Issued: 11/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A confocal microscope comprising:

  • a light source;

    a stage adapted to secure a sample thereto;

    a plurality of linear array detectors; and

    an optical system comprising;

    a cylindrical lens positioned so as to receive a first light emitted by the light source and focus the first light in a line upon a selected plane of the sample when secured to the stage;

    an objective lens positioned so as to receive a second light from the sample in response to incidence of the first light upon the sample and focus the second light upon at least one of the plurality of linear array detectors;

    a first beam splitter positioned to reflect second light fluorescently emitted from the sample onto a first linear detector array of the plurality of linear detector arrays; and

    a second beam splitter positioned to reflect second light reflected from the sample onto a second linear detector array of the plurality of linear detector arrays,wherein the second light fluorescently emitted from the sample possesses a wavelength different from that of the first light and wherein the second light reflected from the sample possesses a wavelength approximately the same as that of the first light, andwherein the stage is further adapted to position the sample at about the focal plane of the objective lens and to move the sample with respect to the focused line of the first light.

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