Patent ID: 7969652
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A microscope apparatus comprising: a spatial modulation element that receives irradiation light of an obliquely incident substantially parallel light flux to symmetrically generate zero-order light and first-order light with respect to an optical axis of the spatial modulation element, the irradiation light being of zero-order light; an objective optical system that causes the zero-order light and the first-order light to interfere with each other on a sample surface to form an interference fringe, the objective optical system forming an image of light from the sample surface on the spatial modulation element surface, the light from the sample surface being modulated by the interference fringe; image picking-up means; and a relay optical system that forms an image of light re-modulated by the spatial modulation element surface on an image picking-up surface of the image picking-up means.