Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur F&#xf6;rderung Der Wissenschaften E. V.

Wouter Caarls

Thomas M Jovin

Anthony De Vries

An optical modulator device (), in particular for a spatio-temporally light modulated imaging system (), comprises a light modulating micro-mirror device () comprising an array of mirror elements () arranged in a modulator plane (), wherein each of the mirror elements () can be switched individually between first () and second () states with first and second tilting angles, resp., relative to a modulator optical axis () perpendicular to the modulator plane (), and a first optical relaying device () being arranged for relaying light between the mirror elements () in the first () state and a first optical axis () deviating from the modulator optical axis (), wherein the first optical relaying device () includes a first group of imaging elements () being formed such that a planar light field () perpendicular to the modulator optical axis () is relayed to a first planar light field () perpendicular to the first optical axis (). Furthermore, the spatio-temporally light modulated imaging system (), in particular for confocal imaging an object () to be investigated, which includes the optical modulator device (), and a method of confocal optical imaging using the imaging system () are described.

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Wouter Caarls