Patent ID: 7724429
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. A microscope comprising: a light source emitting a coherent light beam bundle for travel along a defined illumination beam path; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) in the illumination beam path for modifying the light beam bundle; wherein the light source and the SLM are included in an illumination apparatus, and the illumination apparatus further includes an electronic control unit connected to the SLM for electronic activation of the SLM, and wherein the SLM is controlled, by way of the control unit, to vary size and shape of a continuous illuminated field provided by the illumination apparatus over time, and wherein the light source includes two laser diodes emitting light at different wavelengths, the light emitted by the two laser diodes being launched simultaneously onto the illuminated field.