Two-dimensional scanning photo-electric microscope
First Claim
1. A two-dimensional scanning photo-electric microscope comprising:
- a light source,an objective lens for collecting light emitted from said light source onto an object to be observed;
light deflecting means disposed between said light source and said objective lens for deflecting light in a direction in which light coming from said light source travels and altering the angle of incidence of light entering into said object lens to thereby scan said object with the light,said light deflecting means being disposed at one of a position including at a pupil position of said objective lens, at a position conjugate with said pupil position, and at a position located in the vicinity of these positions; and
a detecting optical system including photo-electric converting means which is a detector for receiving light coming from said object,said photo-electric converting means being split by at least one interface so that a signal of a difference between output signals delivered from respective regions separated by said interface is determined by calculation to enable a differential image signal to be obtained.
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Abstract
A scanning type optical microscope comprising a pair of light deflectors disposed between a laser light source and an objective lens for performing two-dimensional scanning of an object requiring observation by varying the incidence angle of a light entering the objective lens, and a pair of split detectors receiving a light coming from said object, wherein the light deflectors are disposed at the position of the pupil of the objective lens or at a position conjugate therewith or in their vicinity. This microscope has a high resolving power and allows an easy performance of a special microscopy and is convenient to handle. The paired detectors are arranged to be rotatable about an optical axis and allows free alteration of the orientation of differentiation of the differential observation image. A light-blocking plate can be provided within the detecting optical system for removing O-order diffraction light contained in the detection light, whereby permitting dark field microscopy at a very low cost.
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21 Claims
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1. A two-dimensional scanning photo-electric microscope comprising:
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a light source, an objective lens for collecting light emitted from said light source onto an object to be observed; light deflecting means disposed between said light source and said objective lens for deflecting light in a direction in which light coming from said light source travels and altering the angle of incidence of light entering into said object lens to thereby scan said object with the light, said light deflecting means being disposed at one of a position including at a pupil position of said objective lens, at a position conjugate with said pupil position, and at a position located in the vicinity of these positions; and a detecting optical system including photo-electric converting means which is a detector for receiving light coming from said object, said photo-electric converting means being split by at least one interface so that a signal of a difference between output signals delivered from respective regions separated by said interface is determined by calculation to enable a differential image signal to be obtained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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3. A two-dimensional scanning photo-electric microscope comprising:
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a light source; an objective lens means disposed between said light source and said objective lens for deflecting light in a direction in which light coming from said light source travels and altering the angle of incidence of light entering into said objective lens to thereby scan said object with the light, said light deflecting means being disposed at one of a position including at a pupil position of said objective lens, at a position conjugate with said pupil position and at a position located in the vicinity of these positions, and a detecting optical system including photo-electric converting means which is a detector for receiving light transmitted through said object and a light collecting lens for introducing light coming from said object to said photo-electric converting means, said photo-electric converting means being disposed either at one of a position including conjugate with a pupil position of said objective lens, with respect to said light collecting lens, and at a position located in the vicinity of said conjugate position. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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