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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Bunryu Arashi, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Ishiwata, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A phase contrast microscope includes a light source, an illumination optical system configured to irradiate an observation object with the light from the light source, and a magnifying optical system configured to magnify and project the observation object, the illumination optical system includes a ring slit, the magnifying optical system includes an objective provided with a phase film, the ring slit is disposed at a pupil position of the illumination optical system, the phase film is disposed at a position conjugate to the pupil position of the illumination optical system, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied:≤0.25  (1)