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AssigneeCarl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
InventorsJoerg Schaffer, Peter Schnuell
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The invention relates to an optical assembly that can be interposed into the observation beam path of a microscope, comprising a first mount. In the first mount, a stack of optical elements for a polarization optical, differential interference contrast method, is arranged to facilitate a first observation method. The stack comprises, inter alia, a polarizer, polarization-optical shearing elements, and an analyzer. The analyzer is arranged in the stack with regard to its polarization direction in a predetermined orientation relative to the polarization direction of the polarizer. The stack of optical elements in the first mount is arranged such as to be interchangeable. Further, the assembly comprises at least one additional mount for receiving optical elements for at least one additional observation method.
An optical assembly adapted to be selectively interposed into the observation beam path of a microscope, the optical assembly comprising a first socket and a stack of optical elements to facilitate a polarizing, differential interference contrast method as a first observation method, the stack of optical elements being arranged in the first socket, the stack of optical elements comprising a polarizer, polarizing shearing elements, and an analyzer is arranged in the stack in such a way that a polarizing direction of the analyzer has a permanently fixed orientation relative to a polarizing direction of the polarizer, the stack of optical elements in the first socket arranged so as to be selectively exchangeable, and wherein the assembly comprises at least one more socket for receiving optical elements to facilitate at least one additional observation method.
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A microscope having an observation beam path, and an optical assembly selectively interposable into the observation beam path, the optical assembly comprising:
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