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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Ikutoshi Fukushima, Fuchu, JP;
Takeshi Hashimoto, Hidaka, JP;
Mitsuru Namiki, Hanno, JP;
Hiroyuki Minakata, Hachioji, JP;
Kimiaki Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Ikutoshi Fukushima, Fuchu, JP;
Takeshi Hashimoto, Hidaka, JP;
Mitsuru Namiki, Hanno, JP;
Hiroyuki Minakata, Hachioji, JP;
Kimiaki Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An illuminating light modulating device modulates at least one of wavelength, phase, intensity, polarization, and coherency of the light emitted to an object by an illuminating device. A pupil modulating device is disposed near a pupil plane of an objective lens, and modulates at least one of phase, intensity and direction of polarization of the luminous flux including the information of the object. An image pickup device is disposed on a plane on which the image of the object is formed by the objective lens and an imaging lens, and picks up the image of the object. An image analysis device analyzes the image of the object picked up by the image pickup device. A parameter decision device adjusts the modulation amounts of the illuminating light modulating device and the pupil modulating device by using the image information of the object analyzed by the image analysis device.