Multimodal microscopic systems

A multimodal microscopic system comprising:

• at least one first base unit comprising at least one electrical and/or optical base component;
• at least one scan unit comprising at least a first scan component and a second scan component;
• and
• at least one detection unit comprising at least one detection component,
• wherein
• at least one component selected from the group comprising the scan unit and the detection unit is connected to the first base unit,
• wherein the at least one base component, the at least one scan component and the at least one detection component are operatively coupled to each other such that at least one component selected from the group comprising of
• at least one base component,
• at least one scan component, and
• at least one detection component
• is jointly useable for more than one modality, wherein the first scan component is configured to be used in connection with at least one detection component for providing a first imaging modality and the second scan component is configured to be used in connection with the same at least one detection component for providing a second imaging modality.

A multimodal microscopic system comprising:

• at least one first base unit comprising at least one electrical and/or optical base component;
• at least one scan unit comprising at least one scan component;
• and
• at least one detection unit comprising at least one detection component,
• wherein
• at least one component selected from the group comprising the scan unit and the detection unit is connected to the first base unit,
• wherein the at least one base component, the at least one scan component and the at least one detection component are operatively coupled to each other such that at least one component selected from the group comprising of
• at least one base component,
• at least one scan component, and
• at least one detection component
• is jointly useable for more than one modality, wherein
• an electromagnetic light source and at least one of a laser amplifier and a frequency converter are arranged in the scan unit.