Microscope
First Claim
1. A microscope comprising:
- an aberration correcting objective lens facing a specimen and having a movable aberration correcting lens correcting an aberration due to an error in a thickness of a cover glass covering said specimen or a specimen-holding member with transmittivity holding said specimen;
a moving amount detector detecting a moving amount by which said aberration correcting lens moves along an optical axis of the aberration correcting lens;
a focusing unit changing a distance between said specimen and said aberration correcting objective lens;
a driver unit driving said focusing unit; and
an arithmetic unit obtaining a defocus amount of said aberration correcting objective lens based on a moving amount detected by said moving amount detector, wherein said specimen is put out of focus of said aberration correcting objective lens when said aberration correcting lens is moved, and on the basis of a defocus amount obtained by said arithmetic unit, said driver unit drives said focusing unit so that said aberration correcting objective lens focuses on said specimen.
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Abstract
A microscope according to the invention comprises an aberration correcting objective lens facing a specimen and having an aberration correcting lens correcting an aberration due to an error in the thickness of a cover, a Petri dish or a slide glass; a moving amount detector detecting moving amount of the aberration correcting lens; a focusing unit moving the specimen; a driver unit driving the focusing unit; and an arithmetic unit obtaining a defocus amount based on a moving amount detected by the moving amount detector. When the aberration correcting lens is moved, the specimen is put out of focus. On the basis of a defocus amount obtained by the arithmetic unit, the driver unit drives The focusing unit so that the lens may focus on the specimen.
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5 Claims
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1. A microscope comprising:
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an aberration correcting objective lens facing a specimen and having a movable aberration correcting lens correcting an aberration due to an error in a thickness of a cover glass covering said specimen or a specimen-holding member with transmittivity holding said specimen;
a moving amount detector detecting a moving amount by which said aberration correcting lens moves along an optical axis of the aberration correcting lens;
a focusing unit changing a distance between said specimen and said aberration correcting objective lens;
a driver unit driving said focusing unit; and
an arithmetic unit obtaining a defocus amount of said aberration correcting objective lens based on a moving amount detected by said moving amount detector, wherein said specimen is put out of focus of said aberration correcting objective lens when said aberration correcting lens is moved, and on the basis of a defocus amount obtained by said arithmetic unit, said driver unit drives said focusing unit so that said aberration correcting objective lens focuses on said specimen.
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2. A microscope comprising:
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an aberration correcting objective lens facing a specimen and having a movable aberration correcting lens correcting an aberration due to an error in a thickness of a cover glass covering said specimen or a specimen-holding member with transmittivity holding said specimen;
a moving unit moving said aberration correcting lens along an optical axis of the aberration correcting lens;
a focusing unit changing a distance between said specimen and said aberration correcting objective lens;
a driver unit driving said focusing unit; and
an arithmetic unit obtaining a defocus amount of said aberration correcting objective lens based on a moving amount of said aberration correcting lens moved by said moving unit, wherein said specimen is put out of focus of said aberration correcting objective lens when said aberration correcting lens is moved, and on the basis of a defocus amount obtained by said arithmetic unit, said driver unit drives said focusing unit so that said aberration correcting objective lens focuses on said specimen.
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3. A microscope comprising:
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a stage placing thereon a specimen covered by a cover glass or held in a specimen-holding member with transmittivity;
an aberration correcting objective lens facing said stage and having an aberration correcting unit correcting an aberration due to an error in a thickness of said cover glass or said specimen-holding member;
a focusing unit changing a distance between said stage and said aberration correcting objective lens;
an optical observation system leading the light from said specimen that has passed through said aberration correcting objective lens, to form an observed image of said specimen; and
a processor section controlling said focusing unit so that said aberration correcting objective lens focuses on said specimen, wherein when said aberration correcting unit corrects an aberration, said specimen is put out of focus of said aberration correcting objective lens, and said processor section controls said focusing unit so that said aberration correcting objective lens focuses on said specimen. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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