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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Leica Microsystems Cms Gmbh, Wetzlar, DE;
Florian Fahrbach, Wetzlar, DE;
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH, Wetzlar, DE;
Abstract
An optical apparatus for production of light sheets includes an optical splitter system which, at an optical splitter system output, includes a plurality of collimated light beams converging on a common point; a retroreflector, including a beam input at which the plurality of light beams are coupled into the retroreflector, and a beam output at which the plurality of light beams are emitted from the retroreflector; and a light sheet optical system into which the plurality of light beams emitted from the beam output of the retroreflector extend. At a light sheet optical system output, a differently oriented light sheet is formed from each light beam. A path length covered within the retroreflector by the plurality of light beams between the beam input and the beam output is dependent on an angle of incidence of each light beam at the beam input.