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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Yoshinori Iketaki, Oume, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical device and microscope of simple construction are provided that are capable of readily attaining super resolution with good focusing performance. This comprises a light source means ( ) that generates light of multiple different wavelengths, a light condensation means to focus lights of these multiple wavelengths on an object , and an emitted light detector means for detection of light emitted from said object . Among said multiple lights of different wavelengths generated from said light source means, at least one light forms a condensed light pattern of multiple spatial modes. These multiple lights are condensed upon said object such that part of the region of the condensed light pattern of said multiple spatial modes is made to spatially overlap with the condensed light pattern of the other light.