Abstract:
A detector device is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector device includes a housing, a detector disposed in the housing and a cooling component disposed in the housing. The cooling component is at least one of: positioned so as to have a light path extend through the cooling component, where the light path is defined by light that is received for detection; designed so as to include a thermally conductive, electrically insulating intermediate element; and disposed, in direct contact a light sensor of the detector and/or a substrate bearing the light sensor.
Abstract:
A detector device is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector device includes a housing, a detector disposed in the housing and a cooling component disposed in the housing. The cooling component is at least one of: positioned so as to have a light path extend through the cooling component, where the light path is defined by light that is received for detection; designed so as to include a thermally conductive, electrically insulating intermediate element; and disposed in direct contact a light sensor of the detector and/or a substrate bearing the light sensor.
Abstract:
An acousto-optical system is described comprising at least one acousto-optical element having at least one transducer that is attached to a crystal, a driver unit for generating at least one acoustic signal for driving acousto-optical elements modifying light transmitted through the acousto-optical element and comprising at least one digital data processing unit, at least one digital-to-analog converter transforming the digital combination signal into an initial analog driver signal, and an amplifier for amplifying the initial analog driver signal to become said analog electronic driver signal. Further, a microscope and a method of operating the acousto-optical element is are described. Various objectives are achieved like more flexibility, real time compensation for non-linearity and reducing the number, size, costs and energy consumption of electronic components.
Abstract:
A microscope for examining an object includes a laser light source generating pulsed light so as to illuminate the object. A measuring system including a detector is adapted to detect detection light coming from the object and the measuring system generates a measurement signal based on the detection light. The microscope includes a programmable integrated circuit including a control element and at least one of a first delay element and a second delay element. The control element is configured to generate a first control signal adapted to control the detector and the measuring system. The control element is further configured to generate a second control signal adapted to control the laser light source. The first and second delay elements are configured to delay the first and second control signals, respectively.
Abstract:
A detection device includes a spectral splitting device located in a detection beam path for spectrally splitting detection light into individual spectral components. A deflection device is located downstream of the spectral splitting device for deflecting the individual spectral components in different deflection directions onto detectors assigned to the individual spectral components. At least one optical element is located in the detection beam path downstream of the spectral splitting device and upstream of the deflection device such that at least one of the individual spectral components incident on the deflection device is collimated.
Abstract:
A detection device, in particular for use in a laser scanning microscope, includes a means (2) located in a detection beam path (1) to spectrally split detection light into individual spectral components (3, 4), and further includes a deflection device (5) located downstream of the means (2) for spectral splitting to deflect the individual spectral components (3, 4) in different deflection directions onto detectors (6) assigned to the individual spectral components (3, 4). With a view to reliable separation of the individual spectral components (3, 4) deflected by deflection device (5), the detection device is built and further refined in such a way that at least one optical element (7) is arranged in the detection beam path (1) downstream of the means (2) for spectral splitting and upstream of the deflection device such that at least one spectral component (3, 4) of the light incident on the deflection device (5) is collimated in at least one spatial direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for scanning an object comprising a carrier body (10) and a first electromagnetic drive (2). The carrier body (10) is movably mounted in a plane and holds an optical element (12) that focuses an illuminating light beam (19) on a first object plane of the object that is parallel to the plane. The first electromagnetic drive (2) moves the carrier body (10) with the optical element (12) and a focus region (23) of the illuminating light beam (19) within the first object plane.
Abstract:
A method and a device for scanning-microscopy imaging of a specimen (28) are described. Provision is made that a plurality of specimen points are scanned by means of a scanning beam (14) in successive scanning time intervals, the intensity of the radiation emitted from the respectively scanned specimen point is repeatedly sensed within the associated scanning time interval, an intensity mean value is determined, as a mean value image point signal, from the intensities sensed in the respectively scanned specimen point, and the mean value image point signals are assembled into a mean value raster image. Provision is further made for additionally determining an intensity variance value, as a variance image point signal, from the intensities sensed in the respectively scanning specimen points, and for assembling the variance image point signals into a variance raster image signal.
Abstract:
An optical evaluation method and an apparatus for performing said method are described. First laser pulses of a first type and second laser pulses of a second type that differs from the first type are sent onto a sample to be examined. The sample is hit with first incident light from the two laser pulses in at least one manner of simultaneously, within a very short time lag between the two laser pulses, and a time-correlated manner of the two laser pulses, thereby generating a first optical signal, and hit with second incident light from the two laser pulses, thereby generating a second optical signal. The generated first and second optical signals are detected with at least one detector; and an electronic difference between the first and second optical signals is generated.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a laser system (20) for a microscope, comprising a laser module (22), a beam correction device (26), an optical fiber (31), a measuring element (34), and an external controller (37). The laser module (22) generates a light beam (24). The light beam (24) penetrates the beam correction device (26), which corrects a deviation of an actual value of at least one parameter of the light beam (24) from a target value of the parameter. The corrected light beam (24) is coupled into the optical fiber (31). The measuring element (34) is connected downstream of the optical fiber (31) and captures an actual value (36) of the intensity of at least one partial beam (32) of the corrected light beam (24). The external controller (37), regulates the actual value (36) of the intensity to a prescribed target value for the intensity.