Stereomicroscope
AssigneeLeica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
InventorsKlaus-Peter Zimmer, Ruedi Rottermann, Harald Schnitzler
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Abstract
A stereomicroscope of the telescope type includes a first beam path and a second beam path, wherein in the first beam path a first telescope system and in the second beam path a second telescope system are provided, wherein the magnifications of both telescope systems are equal and can be changed synchronously to each other, and wherein a common main objective is allocated to both beam paths. In order to increase the resolution without loss in depth of field, it is proposed that at least one optical element of the first telescope system has, compared to at least one corresponding optical element of the second telescope system, a different optically effective diameter.
Claims6
A telescopic stereomicroscope comprising:
- a first beam path;
- a second beam path;
- a first telescope system being disposed in the first beam path having a first optical element and a first magnification,
- a second telescope system disposed in the second beam path and having a second optical element corresponding to the first optical element and a second magnification, wherein the first and second magnifications are equal and are adjustable synchronously to each other, and wherein the first optical element has a different optically effective diameter than the corresponding second optical element;
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- a common main objective allocated to both the first and second beam paths,
- wherein the first telescope system has a first diaphragm and the second telescope system has a second diaphragm, the first diaphragm being variable independently of the second diaphragm.
A telescopic stereomicroscope comprising:
- a first beam path;
- a second beam path;
- a first telescope system being disposed in the first beam path having a first optical element and a first magnification;
- a second telescope system disposed in the second beam path and having a second optical element corresponding to the first optical element and a second magnification, wherein the first and second magnifications are equal and are adjustable synchronously to each other, and wherein the first optical element has a different optically effective diameter than the corresponding second optical element;
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- a common main objective allocated to both the first and second beam paths,
- wherein the first telescope system has a first diaphragm having a first diaphragm opening and the second telescope system has a second diaphragm having a second diaphragm opening, wherein the first and second diaphragms are operable such that, in a first setting, a ratio of the first and second diaphragm openings is adjustable, and, in a second setting, wherein the first and second diaphragm openings are simultaneously variable such that the ratio of the diaphragm openings is unchanged.
A telescopic stereomicroscope comprising:
- a first beam path,
- a second beam path;
- a first telescope system being disposed in the first beam path having a first optical element and a first magnification;
- a second telescope system disposed in the second beam path and having a second optical element corresponding to the first optical element and a second magnification, wherein the first and second magnifications are equal and are adjustable synchronously to each other, and wherein the first optical element has a different optically effective diameter than the corresponding second optical element;
- a common main objective allocated to both the first and second beam paths;
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- a filter configured to be introduced into and removed from one of the first and second beam paths in a direction perpendicular to the respective beam path of the telescope system having a larger optically effective diameter or a larger entrance pupil diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.