CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM

A spinning-disk confocal microscopy system, and components thereof, with improved illumination. The system may include a liquid light guide (LLG), a reflecting mirror tube, and/or other light guide directing light from a light source to the system's confocal optics. An LLG may provide certain a...

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Main Authors JASSO, Alex, JAFFE, Steven M, JAFFE, Claudia B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.04.2023
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OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A spinning-disk confocal microscopy system, and components thereof, with improved illumination. The system may include a liquid light guide (LLG), a reflecting mirror tube, and/or other light guide directing light from a light source to the system's confocal optics. An LLG may provide certain advantages over other conveyance mechanisms. For example, thermal motion of the liquid in the LLG may alter the optical path and scatter light, reducing or eliminating spatial and temporal coherence introduced by the light source. This, in turn, may create more uniform illumination on samples. A reflecting mirror tube may similarly have advantages.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202217865369