Patent ID: 6215588
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An infrared microscope comprising:an aperture-forming part having a rectangular aperture with variable size and shape;a driver for changing size and shape of said aperture;position-angle shifting means for shifting position and orientation of said aperture with respect to a sample;a display device for displaying an image;photographing means for photographing said sample and thereby causing an image of said sample to be displayed on said display device;input means for allowing a user to specify positions of points relative to said image of said sample displayed on said display device;frame-forming means for causing a virtual rectangular image to be displayed on said display device superposingly on said image of said sample and changing shape, size, position and orientation of said virtual rectangular image according to the positions of points specified through said input means; andcontrol means for controlling said driver and said position-angle shifting means so as to cause the shape, size, position and orientation of said aperture with respect to said sample to match the shape, size, position and orientation of said virtual rectangular image with respect to said image of said sample on said display device.