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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Toshiaki Nihoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Nihoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An epi-illumination apparatus has, in the following order from an light source device side, a first imaging lens which forms an image of the light source and a field lens which projects the image of the light source to an object to be illuminated. Either one of a first magnification varying unit or a second magnification varying unit is selectively disposed between the first imaging lens and the field lens in order to vary a magnification of the image of the light source. The first magnification varying unit has a first aperture stop and a second imaging lens that is disposed in the field lens side of the first aperture stop, while the second magnification varying unit has a second aperture stop and a third imaging lens that is disposed in the first imaging lens side of the second aperture stop.