Patent ID: 6836359
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A scanning confocal microscope system comprising: a confocal microscope further comprising, a laser light source (1) for illuminating an object (6) to be investigated using said confocal microscope, an optical device (9, 12) for splitting transmitted light (15) passing through the object (6) and fluorescent light (10, 13) generated in the object (6), a segmenting device (17) selectively acting on the transmitted light (15) and characterized in that the segmenting device (17) has a transparent substrate (19) with a color-selective coating (20), wherein the segmenting device (17) is arranged between the object (6) and the optical device (9, 12) and wherein segmenting device (17) is arranged to pass separately either only fluorescent light or only transmitted light.