Method and Apparatus for Specimen Illumination in a Microscope
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1. An apparatus comprising a microscope that includes:
- a base;
first optics supported on said base, and configured to image a region that includes a location for a specimen; and
an illumination module removably supported on said base, said illumination module including a source of radiation, and including second optics that delivers radiation from said source to said location, and that embodies all of the optical structure involved in delivering radiation from said source to said location, said second optics including a lens positioned so that radiation traveling from said source to said location passes through said lens.
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Abstract
A microscope includes a base having thereon first optics that image a region that includes a location for a specimen. A method and apparatus involve: removably supporting on the base an illumination module that includes a source of radiation and second optics; and delivering radiation from the source to the location utilizing optical structure embodied entirely within the second optics, including directing radiation traveling from the source to the location through a lens that is part of the second optics.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising a microscope that includes:
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a base; first optics supported on said base, and configured to image a region that includes a location for a specimen; and an illumination module removably supported on said base, said illumination module including a source of radiation, and including second optics that delivers radiation from said source to said location, and that embodies all of the optical structure involved in delivering radiation from said source to said location, said second optics including a lens positioned so that radiation traveling from said source to said location passes through said lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a microscope that includes a base having thereon first optics that image a region including a location for a specimen, said method comprising:
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removably supporting on said base an illumination module that includes a source of radiation and second optics; and delivering radiation from said source to said location utilizing optical structure embodied entirely within said second optics, said delivering including directing radiation traveling from said source to said location through a lens that is part of said second optics. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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