Patent ID: 8848268
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A microscope, comprising: an illumination device, that generates a sheet of light extending along an illumination beam path for illuminating a sample region, the sheet of light having an illumination axis (X) in the direction of the illumination beam path and a transverse axis (Y) lying across the illumination axis (X), the sheet of light having an approximately planar extension, a detection device used to detect light that is radiated by the sample region along a detection beam path in a direction of a detection axis (Z), wherein the angle between the illumination axis (X) and the detection axis (Z) are unequal to zero and the angle between the transverse axis (Y) and the detection axis (Z) are unequal to zero, the illumination device comprising first means for scanned light sheet generation comprising means for generating a rotationally symmetric light beam and scanning means for planar scanning of the sample region along the transverse axis (Y) approximately in a plane of the sample region in a specified time interval, wherein the illumination device comprises second means for light sheet generation, these comprising a first astigmatically acting optical element with at least one astigmatic lens for generating a static light sheet, and selecting means for generation of the light sheet, wherein either the first means for scanned light sheet generation or the second means for light sheet generation or both together can each be selected via the selecting means.