Low-autofluorescence and low-reflectance optical components for microscopes, and microscopes utilizing same
AssigneeMolecular Devices, LLC
InventorSteven J Boege
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Abstract
An optical component for a microscope may include a low-autofluorescence substrate, or a substrate and a high-performance anti-reflective layer coating the substrate. An optical component may include a low-autofluorescence substrate and high-performance anti-reflective layer coating the low-autofluorescence substrate. The high-performance anti-reflective layer may be a low-autofluorescence high-performance anti-reflective layer. A microscope may include one or more such optical components.
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A microscope, comprising:
- a light source configured for producing excitation light;
- a sample stage configured for supporting a sample at a sample plane;
- a light detector configured for acquiring an image of the sample;
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- optics defining an excitation light path from the light source to the sample plane, and an emission light path from the sample plane to the light detector,
- wherein the optics comprise an optical component, and the optical component comprises a substrate, and a high-performance anti-reflective coating on the substrate,
- wherein the substrate is a spinning disk positioned at an intermediate image plane in the excitation light path and the emission light path.
An optical component for a microscope, the optical component comprising a substrate and a high-performance anti-reflective coating the substrate including a spinning disk positioned at an intermediate image plane in the excitation light path and the emission light path.
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