Patent ID: 6674057
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B82Y,G01Q

Abstract:
A near-field optical microscope comprising:a probe tip which is arranged on one side of a light-transmitting specimen and moved in a scanning manner, said probe tip serving as a point light source; optics for collecting light transmitted through the specimen and transmitting it to a detection unit or for collecting illumination light being provided on the other side of the specimen, wherein the movement of the probe tip is adapted to on the detection side; and wherein the probe tip is a point light source and a control unit is provided for synchronizing scanning tracking of a detection unit beam path with the movement of the probe tip; wherein a scanning unit is arranged downstream in the detection beam path and images the illumination light on a detector or a pinhole arranged in front of a detector by means of synchronized control; and wherein the scanning unit is a scanning mirror of a laser scanning microscope.