Patent ID: 8294985
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A laser microscope apparatus comprising: a first light path via which visible laser light is guided; a second light path via which ultrashort pulsed laser light is guided; a first dichroic mirror that reflects the visible laser light guided via the first light path and that transmits the ultrashort pulsed laser light guided via the second light path to combine the first light path and the second light path; a scanning device that scans the laser light from the first dichroic mirror on a specimen; an observation optical system that irradiates the specimen with the laser light scanned by the scanning device and that collects fluorescence produced in the specimen; a second dichroic mirror that reflects the visible laser light and transmits the fluorescence from the specimen; and a detector that detects the fluorescence transmitted through the second dichroic mirror, wherein the first dichroic mirror is provided between the scanning device and the second dichroic mirror and reflects the fluorescence coming from the specimen towards the second dichroic mirror.