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Title:
OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CELL IMAGING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006057768
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A microscope system (10, 10', 10'', 10''')includes a laser (18) or light emitting diode (18''') that generates source light having a non-uniform spatial distribution. An optical system includes an objective (40) defining a field of view, and an optical train (22, 22', 22'', 22''') configured to convert the source light into an enlarged-diameter collimated light, to spatially homogenize the enlarged-diameter collimated light, and to couple the homogenized enlarged-diameter collimated light into the objective to provide substantially uniform static illumination of the field of view. A camera system (56) is statically optically coupled by the objective with at least most of the field of view.

Inventors:
LAUDO JOHN S (US)
WELLER ALBERT E III (US)
GRIMES STEVE (US)
HAUBERT THOMAS D (US)
NAVIN ERIC R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/039146
Publication Date:
August 24, 2006
Filing Date:
October 27, 2005
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Assignee:
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (US)
LAUDO JOHN S (US)
WELLER ALBERT E III (US)
GRIMES STEVE (US)
HAUBERT THOMAS D (US)
NAVIN ERIC R (US)
International Classes:
B01L3/00; G02B27/09; B01L9/06; G01N15/04; G01N33/50; G02B21/08
Domestic Patent References:
WO2004090604A22004-10-21
WO2004000420A12003-12-31
WO2003097088A22003-11-27
WO2005045396A22005-05-19
Foreign References:
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