Method and Apparatus for Detecting Changes in Direction of a Light Beam

    公开(公告)号:US20210239452A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US17234982

    申请日:2021-04-20

    发明人: Johann Engelhardt

    摘要: In a method of detecting changes in direction of a collimated coherent light beam, the light beam is split into partial light beams which are superimposed on a camera to form an interference pattern displaying light intensity minima and maxima alternatingly following to one another in a transverse direction oriented transversely to an average propagation direction of the partial beams. The light beam is focused into at least one focus located in front of the camera. Pictures of the interference pattern including a plurality of the light intensity maxima are registered with the camera. An average shift of the plurality of light intensity maxima with regard to the camera in the at least one transverse direction is determined from the pictures. A change in angular orientation of the collimated coherent light beam in the at least one transvers direction is deduced from the average shift.

    Method of scanning a sample with a light beam focused by a microscope objective lens and scanning light microscope

    公开(公告)号:US11513327B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16896502

    申请日:2020-06-09

    IPC分类号: G02B21/00

    摘要: Upstream a microscope objective lens, a polarization direction of a light beam is tilted with a first electro-optical deflector between a first polarization direction with which the light beam is deflected by a first polarization beam splitter by a first angle and a second polarization direction with which it is deflected by a second angle. With a second electro-optical deflector, the polarization direction of the light beam is tilted between a third polarization direction with which the light beam is deflected by a second polarization beam splitter by a third angle and a fourth polarization direction with which it is deflected by a fourth angle. By rotating the polarization direction of the light beam by means of the first and second electro-optical deflectors in a coordinated way the light beam is tilted about a fixed point in a pupil of the objective lens.

    METHOD OF SCANNING A SAMPLE WITH A LIGHT BEAM FOCUSED BY A MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS AND SCANNING LIGHT MICROSCOPE

    公开(公告)号:US20200310094A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16896502

    申请日:2020-06-09

    IPC分类号: G02B21/00

    摘要: Upstream a microscope objective lens, a polarization direction of a light beam is tilted with a first electro-optical deflector between a first polarization direction with which the light beam is deflected by a first polarization beam splitter by a first angle and a second polarization direction with which it is deflected by a second angle. With a second electro-optical deflector, the polarization direction of the light beam is tilted between a third polarization direction with which the light beam is deflected by a second polarization beam splitter by a third angle and a fourth polarization direction with which it is deflected by a fourth angle. By rotating the polarization direction of the light beam by means of the first and second electro-optical deflectors in a coordinated way the light beam is tilted about a fixed point in a pupil of the objective lens.

    Method and Apparatus for Imaging a Structure Marked with a Fluorescent Dye
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    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Imaging a Structure Marked with a Fluorescent Dye 审中-公开
    用荧光染料标记的结构成像方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140097358A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-10

    申请号:US14102758

    申请日:2013-12-11

    IPC分类号: G01N21/64

    摘要: In a method for imaging a structure (33) marked with a fluorescent dye in a sample, the sample is repeatedly scanned in a scanning range (28) with a light intensity distribution localised around a focal point (29) of a focused fluorescence excitation light beam. The light intensity distribution further comprises a focused fluorescence inhibiting light beam (7) whose wave fronts are modulated so that a fluorescence inhibiting light intensity distribution comprises a minimum at the focal point (29) of the fluorescence excitation light beam (4). The scanning conditions are coordinated in such a way that the fluorescence light is emitted out of the scanning range (28) as individually detectable photons. When these photons are detected, the location (32) of the focal point (28) at the respective point in time is allocated to them. An image of the structure (33) is composed of the locations (32) to which the detected photons have been allocated during several repetitions of scanning the scanning range (28).

    摘要翻译: 在用于对在样品中标记有荧光染料的结构(33)进行成像的方法中,在扫描范围(28)中重复扫描样品,其中光强度分布位于聚焦荧光激发光的焦点(29)周围 光束。 光强度分布还包括其波前被调制的聚焦荧光抑制光束(7),使得荧光抑制光强度分布在荧光激发光束(4)的焦点(29)处包含最小值。 扫描条件以这样的方式协调,使得荧光作为单独检测的光子发射出扫描范围(28)。 当检测到这些光子时,将焦点(28)在相应时间点的位置(32)分配给它们。 结构(33)的图像由在扫描范围(28)的多次重复期间被检测到的光子已被分配的位置(32)组成。