Laser scanning microscope, semiconductor laser light source unit, scanning unit for a laser scanning microscope, and method of connecting semiconductor light source to scanning microscope
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1. A laser scanning microscope comprising:
- a light source section which emits a laser beam; and
a scanning optical system which scans the laser beam from the light source section on a sample;
wherein the light source section comprises a first semiconductor laser diode and a first optical fiber which leads the laser beam from the semiconductor laser diode to the scanning optical system; and
wherein the light source section and the scanning optical system are provided in one housing.
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Abstract
A laser scanning microscope according to the present invention is a laser scanning microscope which scans a laser beam on a sample by a scanning optical system in a scanning optical system main body to detect a fluorescence or reflected light from the sample, and a light source section comprising a light source manufactured by a semiconductor process and an optical fiber provided on a radiation side of the light source is incorporated in the scanning optical system main body.
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1. A laser scanning microscope comprising:
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a light source section which emits a laser beam; and a scanning optical system which scans the laser beam from the light source section on a sample; wherein the light source section comprises a first semiconductor laser diode and a first optical fiber which leads the laser beam from the semiconductor laser diode to the scanning optical system; and wherein the light source section and the scanning optical system are provided in one housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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