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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
David Grunwald, Worcester, MA (US);
Maximiliaan Huisman, North Brookfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/06 (2006.01); G02B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/06 (2013.01); G02B 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides for a system and methods of directly delivering excitation light to a sample by a path that avoids traveling though the objective and dichroic mirror. Certain embodiments of the system may include an excitation light source, and a series of mirrors and lenses to direct the excitation light to a diffuser unit. The diffuser unit may then generate a configurable illumination profile to evenly illuminate a sample.