SYSTEM AND METHOD IMPROVING FOCUS TRACKING USING HYBRID MODE LIGHT SOURCE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the focusing accuracy and the speed of adjusting the focus by a system.SOLUTION: A focus system and method include an imaging system having: a laser diode light source 150; an objective lens which is located so as to direct the focus tracking beam from the light sour...

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Main Authors DAVID HARGIS, JEFFREY BENDICK, DANILO CONDELLO, SIMON PRINCE, CHRISTOPHE SIGEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 04.10.2018
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the focusing accuracy and the speed of adjusting the focus by a system.SOLUTION: A focus system and method include an imaging system having: a laser diode light source 150; an objective lens which is located so as to direct the focus tracking beam from the light source 150 to the position of a sample container 110, and receive the focus tracking beam reflected from the sample; and an imaging sensor 141 which can have a plurality of pixel positions receiving the focus tracking beam reflected from the position of the sample container 110. The reflected focus tracking beam can generate a spot in the imaging sensor 141. In some embodiments, the imaging system may have the laser diode light source 150 which can operate at the output level more than the operation output level of the naturally radiated amplified light ("ASE") mode and less than the output level of the single operation mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】焦点合わせの精度とシステムが焦点を調整する速度を向上する。【解決手段】合焦システム及び方法は、レーザダイオード光源150と、光源150からのフォーカストラッキングビームを試料容器110のある位置に向けるとともに試料から反射されるフォーカストラッキングビームを受けるように位置付けられる対物レンズと、試料容器110の位置から反射されるフォーカストラッキングビームを受ける複数の画素位置を有することができる撮像センサ141と、を備えることができ、反射されるフォーカストラッキングビームは撮像センサ141にスポットを生成することができる、撮像システムを含む。いくつかの例は、自然放射増幅光("ASE")モードの動作出力レベルを上回るが、単一動作モードに関する出力レベルを下回る出力レベルで動作することができるレーザダイオード光源150を更に備えることができる。【選択図】図1
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20180035587