Patent ID: 6423960
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A system for processing scan signals from a confocal microscope having a scanning device, the system comprising:at least three different analog electrical signals generated by the confocal microscope, wherein a first analog electrical signal is proportional to the intensity of light reflected from a specimen, a second analog electrical signal is proportional to an illumination reference, and a third analog electrical signal is proportional to a positional signal generated by the scanning device; a first analog-to-digital converter receiving a first analog electrical signal and converting it into a first digital signal; a second analog-to-digital converter receiving a second analog electrical signal and converting it into a second digital signal; a third analog-to-digital converter receiving a third analog electrical signal and converting it into a third digital signal; and a control and processing unit using at least one programmable device for real time processing of the first, second and third digital signals received from the converters.