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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2019
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Hari Shroff, Bethesda, MD (US);
Andrew York, Bethesda, MD (US);
John Giannini, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abhishek Kumar, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/58 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/0076 (2013.01); G02B 21/0032 (2013.01); G02B 21/0036 (2013.01); G02B 21/0048 (2013.01); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); G02B 27/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A resolution enhancement technique for a line scanning confocal microscopy system that generates vertical and horizontal line scanning patterns onto a sample is disclosed. The line scanning confocal microscopy system is capable of producing line scanning patterns through the use of two alternative pathways that generate either the vertical line scanning pattern or horizontal line scanning pattern.