Method and apparatus for a microscope image selector
First Claim
1. A multimode imaging apparatus for simultaneously obtaining multiple wavelength-discriminative spectral images of a sample, the apparatus comprising:
- an image selector housing a first plurality of optical components, the image selector adapted to receive illuminating photons having a first wavelength and direct the illuminating photons to the sample, the image selector adapted to receive illuminating photons interacted with the sample and selectively direct said interacted photons to one of a plurality of detection sources; and
a microscope turret housing a second plurality of components, the microscope turret adapted to receive illuminating photons having a second wavelength and direct the photons to the sample;
the microscopic turret adapted to receive illuminating photons interacted with the sample and selectively direct said interacted photons to one of a plurality of detection sources;
wherein substantially all of the interacted photons are selectively directed to one of a plurality of detection sources to form multiple wavelength discriminative spectral images of the sample simultaneously.
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Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to a multimode imaging apparatus for simultaneously obtaining multiple wavelength-discriminative spectral images of a sample. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an image selector having a rotator assembly, the rotator assembly housing a first plurality of optical components, the image selector adapted to receive a illuminating photons having a first wavelength and direct the illuminating photons to the sample, the image selector adapted to receive illuminating photons interacted with the sample and selectively direct said interacted photons to one of a plurality of detection sources; a microscope turret housing a second plurality of components, the microscope turret adapted to receive illuminating photons having a second wavelength and direct the photons to the sample; the microscopic turret adapted to receive illuminating photons interacted with the sample and selectively direct said interacted photons to one of a plurality of detection sources; wherein substantially all of the interacted photons are selectively directed one of a plurality of detection sources to form multiple wavelength discriminative spectral images of the sample simultaneously.
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34 Claims
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1. A multimode imaging apparatus for simultaneously obtaining multiple wavelength-discriminative spectral images of a sample, the apparatus comprising:
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an image selector housing a first plurality of optical components, the image selector adapted to receive illuminating photons having a first wavelength and direct the illuminating photons to the sample, the image selector adapted to receive illuminating photons interacted with the sample and selectively direct said interacted photons to one of a plurality of detection sources; and
a microscope turret housing a second plurality of components, the microscope turret adapted to receive illuminating photons having a second wavelength and direct the photons to the sample;
the microscopic turret adapted to receive illuminating photons interacted with the sample and selectively direct said interacted photons to one of a plurality of detection sources;
wherein substantially all of the interacted photons are selectively directed to one of a plurality of detection sources to form multiple wavelength discriminative spectral images of the sample simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for simultaneously providing multiple wavelength-discriminative spectral image of a sample comprising:
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providing a plurality illuminating photons to the sample, the illuminating photons defining a plurality of wavelengths and interacting with the sample to provide interacted photons having a plurality of wavelengths;
receiving the interacted photons at a microscope turret for discriminatively filtering the photons to one of reflect or refract photons as a function of the photon wavelength;
the microscopic turret directing the refracted photons to a first imaging device;
providing an image selector for receiving the photos reflected by the microscope turret and further discriminatively filtering the received photons to one of a second imaging device or a third imaging device as a function of the photon wavelength;
wherein each of said imaging devices receives the wavelength-discriminated photons substantially simultaneously and provides a wavelength-discriminative spectral image of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for obtaining different images of a sample by combining wavelength-selective spectral images of the sample simultaneously, the method comprising:
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illuminating the sample with illuminating photons defining a plurality of wavelengths and interacting with the sample to provide interacted photons having a plurality of wavelengths;
receiving the interacted photons at a microscope turret and discriminatively filtering the photons to one of reflect or refract photons as a function of the photon wavelength;
the microscopic turret directing the refracted photons to a first imaging device;
receiving the reflected photons at an image selector and discriminatively directing the received photons to one of a second imaging device or a third imaging device as a function of the photon wavelength;
wherein each of said imaging devices receives the wavelength-discriminated photons substantially simultaneously and provides a wavelength-discriminative spectral image of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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