Microscope
AssigneeLeica Microsystems CMS GmbH
InventorsVolker Leimbach, Heinrich Ulrich
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Abstract
The invention relates to a microscope comprising at least one first and second light sources, a first light-guiding fiber connected to the first light source and a second light-guiding fiber connected to the second light source, wherein the light emitted by corresponding light source is injectable into the connected light-guiding fiber. The inventive microscope also comprises an objective lens disposed in the illumination beam path and is characterized in that a fiber multiplexer connected to the first and second light-guiding fibers, receiving the light from the light source and selectively allowing the light from the first or second light source to pass is disposed in the illumination beam path.
Claims9
A microscope comprising:
- at least a first light source and a second light source, the first light source being coupled to a first light-guiding fiber and the second light source being coupled to a second light-guiding fiber;
- a microscope objective disposed in an illumination beam path;
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- a fiber multiplexer disposed in the illumination beam path and coupled to the first light guiding fiber and to the second light-guiding fiber, the fiber multiplexer serving to receive the light emitted by the first light source and coupled to the first light guiding fiber and the light emitted from the second light source and coupled to the second light guiding fiber, the fiber multiplexer and selectively passing the light from the first light source or the light from the second light source onto the illumination beam path toward the microscope objective.
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