Illumination device for a light scanning microscope with unit for transforming the illumination intensity distribution

摘要

The light source (S) produces a narrow parallel beam of light (3). Light is reflected from a small convex mirror (1) at a distance from the light source. The resultant divergent light beam (4) is reflected at a small angle to the first beam. The divergent light beam passes under the light source and is reflected from a large convex mirror (2) which produces a broad parallel beam (5), parallel to the first beam, to illuminate the object plane (P).