Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh

Carl Zeiss Microimaging Gmbh

Stefan Steinborn

Steffen Leidenbach

Peter Westphal

Reiner Mitzkus

Eugen Wehner

Gleb Milinovici

Christoph Windolph

An optics device with an optics module that includes at least one optical element and a control module for controlling the optics device is provided. The optics module includes a sub-system with a memory as well as at least one of an actuator and a sensor. An instruction for setting the actuator and/or the sensor of the sub-system is stored in the memory. The control module is formed such that, during operation of the optics device, it reads the instructions from the memory of the sub-system and activates the actuator and/or the sensor of the sub-system according to the instruction.

Optics device with an optics module that comprises at least one optical element

A microscope including an imaging optical unit, a sample stage for supporting a sample to be examined, a movement unit, by which the distance between sample stage and imaging optical unit can be altered, a focus measuring unit, which measures the present focus position and outputs a focus measurement signal, a control unit for maintaining a predetermined focus position for examinations of the sample that are separated from one another in time. The control unit receives the focus measurement signal and derives a deviation of the present focus position from the predetermined focus position. Dependent on the deviation derived the movement unit, changes the distance between sample stage and imaging optical unit so that the predetermined focus position is maintained. The control unit drives the movement unit () for maintaining the predetermined focus position only before and/or after at least one of the examinations, but never during the examinations.

Microscope with retain focus control

The invention relates to a microscope having a stage for supporting a sample to be examined, a recording sensor, an imaging optic for imaging the sample onto the recording sensor, a moving unit by means of which the distance between the stage and the imaging optic can be changed, a control unit for controlling an image recording of the sample and a focus-holding unit for maintaining a prescribed focal position for image recording of the sample at temporal intervals, wherein the focus-holding device comprises at least one hardware element and one software module, wherein the focus-holding unit is fully integrated in the control unit, on both the hardware and software sides.

Microscope having focus-holding unit

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Bovenden, Germany

Stefan Steinborn