Patent ID: 7312919
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C40B,G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. A wide field of view scanner, comprising: a scanning assembly constructed to receive a light excitation beam emitted from a light source and provide said excitation beam in a scanning motion to an examined surface; an objective lens associated with and displaced by said scanning assembly arranged to provide an optical path from said light source to the examined surface and from the examined surface fluorescent light, excited in response to said excitation beam, to a light detector; said displaced objective lens and said scanning assembly providing said optical path having substantially constant length defined by at least two mirrors and extending partially over an axis of the scanning motion after emission from said light source prior to reaching said objective lens; a focusing mechanism constructed to focus light provided by said objective lens with respect to the surface being scanned; a translation system constructed to produce movement of the examined surface; and a data collection control and processing unit arranged to collect data during the scanning motion and process the collected data.