Patent ID: 7505202
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical scanning microscope with line scanning, comprising: a source of illumination light, an objective pupil, a beam splitter for illuminating a specimen with the illumination light, the beam splitter being arranged in the objective pupil and including at least one reflecting first portion and at least one transmitting second portion, wherein one of the first and second portion couples in the illumination light and the other of the first and second portion passes detection light in a detection direction, a first scanning arrangement for line scanning over the specimen of the illumination light coupled in by the beam splitter, wherein the first scanning arrangement has at least one scan mirror, the scan mirror having a reflecting rear side, and wherein the optical scanning microscope further comprises returning means for directing at least one part of the specimen light to the reflecting rear side of the scan mirror for return in the detection direction and at least one further scanning arrangement.