Title:
MICROSCOPE WITH EXTENDED FIELD OF VISION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004025331
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An optical system is provided for creating a mosaic image of a large field of view through a microscope at fast refresh rates of about 25 Hz with a high resolution that is free of blurring or aberrations. The optical system includes an objective lens assembly (20), an iris (30), one or more scanning mirrors (40) for high-speed scanning, one or more imaging lenses and irises (50, 60, 80), and a high-speed imaging device (70) arranged in that order from an object. The optical system also includes a mechanism for processing and constructing scanned and captured images into a mosaic image.
Inventors:
BELLOUARD YVES (US)
POTSAID BENJAMIN MICHAEL (US)
WEN JOHN T (US)
POTSAID BENJAMIN MICHAEL (US)
WEN JOHN T (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/029332
Publication Date:
May 13, 2004
Filing Date:
September 15, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST (US)
BELLOUARD YVES (US)
POTSAID BENJAMIN MICHAEL (US)
WEN JOHN T (US)
BELLOUARD YVES (US)
POTSAID BENJAMIN MICHAEL (US)
WEN JOHN T (US)
International Classes:
G02B21/00; G02B21/36; (IPC1-7): G02B26/08; G02B21/06; G02B21/36
Foreign References:
| US5672880A | 1997-09-30 | |||
| US6226392B1 | 2001-05-01 | |||
| US6429967B1 | 2002-08-06 | |||
| US6248995B1 | 2001-06-19 |
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