LIGHT SHEET ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPE

摘要

A light sheet illumination microscope includes an illumination optical system configured to illuminate a sample from a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of a detection optical system. The illumination optical system includes a first optical element configured to convert light emitted from a light source into a light sheet that forms an illumination area having a sheet shape substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the detection optical system when the sample is irradiated with the light sheet. The illumination optical system further includes a second optical element that configured to act on the light emitted from the light source such that the light sheet is converged, diverged or diffracted in a width direction of the light sheet.

主权项

1. A light sheet illumination microscope comprising an illumination optical system configured to illuminate a sample from a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of a detection optical system, wherein
the illumination optical system includes
a first optical element configured to convert light emitted from a light source into a light sheet that forms an illumination area having a sheet shape substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the detection optical system when the sample is irradiated with the light sheet, anda second optical element configured to act on the light emitted from the light source such that the light sheet is converged or diverged in a width direction of the light sheet and the illumination optical system is configured to cause the light sheet to enter the sample at a predetermined constant angle from different positions in the width direction.