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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Ichiro Sase, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Ichiro Sase, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/40 (2006.01); H01J 3/14 (2006.01); G01J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An reference light emitted from an LED for auto focus enters a glass cover, on which a sample is adhered to, via a half mirror to an objective lens. The reference light that entered the glass cover is reflected by the boundary surface to be reflected light, and this reflected light enters a dichroic mirror via an objective lens. A part transmits the reflected light and allows the light to enter the camera via the dichroic mirror to the lens. A user rotates a motor-operated mirror while viewing the image of the reference light captured by a camera, so as to shift the reference light image position on the boundary surface.