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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Atsushi Tsurumune, Odawara, JP;
Atsushi Tsurumune, Odawara, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A proposition is to reduce a waiting time during a light stimulus observation. In order to achieve the proposition, a light stimulus apparatus is characterized in that it includes a light path controlling unit that controls an irradiating position of light for stimulus on a specimen, and a controlling unit that generates a selected position signal of a selected position and an executive instruction signal for irradiation of the light for stimulus onto the specimen in conjunction with a confirm operation regarding the selected position performed by a pointing device on an image of the specimen displayed on a displaying unit, controls the light path controlling unit based on the selected position signal, and controls a light source which emits the light for stimulus based on the executive instruction signal.