Patent ID: 8049958

Claim:
Optical component, comprising: a pair of beam paths; a changing optics comprising two pairs of beam paths, the changing optics being movably fastened in the optical component in such a way that the two beam paths of one of the pairs of beam paths of the changing optics can optionally be inserted in a beam section of the two beam paths of the optical component; and at least one additional beam path assigned to the two beam paths, the changing optics comprises per pair of beam paths at least one additional beam path assigned to the respective pair and spatially separated therefrom, the changing optics is arranged such that, during the optional insertion of the two beam paths of one of the pairs of beam paths of the changing optics in the two beam paths of the optical component, the additional beam path of the changing optics which is assigned to this pair can simultaneously be inserted into a beam section of the additional beam path of the optical component, the changing optics comprises an imaging optics for at least one of the pairs of beam paths and at least one of the pairs of additional beam paths, the changing optics comprises a carrier device which can be rotated about a rotation axis and on which all the imaging optics are fastened and which comprises setting means with the aid of which the changing optics can be rotated about the rotation axis.