Patent ID: 9632298
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G02B,G02F

Claim:
1. A laser scanning microscope which can be switched between different operating modes, comprising a control unit, an electro-optic modulator (EOM) located in a first beam path of an illumination beam, for the purpose of switching said operating modes, said EOM comprising one of (i) segmented electrodes differently modulatable by said control unit, and (ii) multiple EOM's that are differently modulatable by said control unit, an adjustable first polarization rotating element disposed in said first beam path before said EOM, and an adjustable second polarization rotating element disposed behind said EOM, and at least a first polarization beam splitter disposed behind said second polarization rotating element for the purpose of generating a second beam path, wherein light-influencing means are disposed in said second beam path, said first polarization rotating element being adjustable by said control unit to an operating mode of said EOM.