Patent ID: 9122061
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A confocal optical scanner, comprising: a plurality of condenser elements each configured to concentrate illumination light to be applied on a sample to produce fluorescence from the sample; a plurality of optical scanning units including a plurality of openings each configured to allow the illumination light concentrated by the condenser element to pass through the opening, the optical scanning units each configured to scan the sample with the illumination light that has passed through the opening; a moving mechanism configured to move the optical scanning units to select one of the optical scanning units; an incident-angle adjusting part configured to adjust an incident angle of the illumination light incident on the optical scanning unit selected from the optical scanning units according to the selected optical scanning unit; a reflective mirror provided for each of the optical scanning units, where the reflective mirror is secured on the moving mechanism and configured to reflect the illumination light to the optical scanning unit; and a mirror adjusting part provided for each of the optical scanning units as the incident-angle adjusting part, where the mirror adjusting part is secured on the moving mechanism and configured to adjust an angle of the reflective mirror.