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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johann Engelhardt, Bad Schoenborn, DE;
Juergen Hoffmann, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/106 ;
Abstract
A confocal scanning microscope has an illuminating beam path and at least one light source. The light of the light source is coupled into a fiber in which laser transitions can be induced. At least laser light induced in the fiber serves for specimen illumination after passing through an excitation pinhole.