Claims
- 1. A sectioning image observation apparatus which scans a sample with a light by using a pattern formation member, and acquires a reflected light from said sample as a sectioning image through said pattern formation member, said pattern formation member comprising:
a rotation disk having a plurality of areas, wherein each of the plurality of areas comprises translucent sections and shield sections disposed alternately to form a straight pattern; wherein all translucent sections have a same width as each other and all shield sections have a same width as each other around a same circumference of all concentric circles inscribable upon the rotation disk; and wherein the plurality of areas comprises different straight patterns which are different from each other in at least one of the width of the translucent sections, the width of the shield sections, and orientation.
- 2. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving mechanism which moves the rotation disk to insert or remove the rotation disk to or from an optical path.
- 3. A sectioning image observation apparatus which enters an excited light with a predetermined wavelength to a pattern formation member, scans a sample with a light by using said pattern formation member, and acquires a fluorescence emitted from said sample as a sectioning image through said pattern formation member, said pattern formation member comprising:
a rotation disk having a plurality of areas, wherein each of the plurality of areas comprises translucent sections and shield sections disposed alternately to form a straight pattern; wherein all translucent sections have a same width as each other and all shield sections have a same width as each other around a same circumference of all concentric circles inscribable upon the rotation disk; and wherein the plurality of areas comprises different straight patterns which are different from each other in at least one of the width of the translucent sections, the width of the shield sections, and orientation.
- 4. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of areas are located on concentric circles and each of them has different straight patterns.
- 5. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a moving mechanism which moves the rotation disk to insert or remove the rotation disk to or from an optical path.
- 6. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of areas are located on concentric circles and each of them has different straight patterns.
- 7. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a barrier filter selecting a wavelength of the emitted fluorescence.
- 8. A sectioning image observation apparatus which scans a sample with a light by using a pattern formation member, and acquires a reflected light from said sample as a sectioning image through said pattern formation member, said pattern formation member comprising:
a rotation disk comprising; (i) at least one area having translucent sections and shield sections disposed alternately to form a straight pattern; and (ii) at least one shield area disposed at a portion of the at least one area where the straight pattern would be parallel to a scanning direction according to a rotation of the rotation disk in an observation field to reduce uneven brightness, wherein all translucent sections of said at least one area have a same width as each other and all shield sections of said at least one area have a same width as each other along a same circumference of all concentric circles which may be inscribed upon the rotation disk; and wherein the rotation disk does not include any inclusively translucent area along a same circumference of any concentric circle which may be inscribed upon the rotation disk to include the straight pattern.
- 9. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a moving mechanism which moves the rotation disk to insert or remove the rotation disk to or from an optical path.
- 10. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of areas are located on concentric circles and each of them has different straight patterns.
- 11. A sectioning image observation apparatus which enters an excited light with a predetermined wavelength to a pattern formation member, scans a sample with a light by using said pattern formation member, and acquires a fluorescence emitted from said sample as a sectioning image through said pattern formation member, said pattern formation member comprising:
a rotation disk comprising: (i) at least one area having translucent sections and shield sections disposed alternately to form a straight pattern; and (ii) at least one shield area disposed at a portion of the at least one area where the straight pattern would be parallel to a scanning direction according to a rotation of the rotation disk in an observation field to reduce uneven brightness, wherein all translucent sections of said at least one area have a same width as each other and all shield sections of said at least one area have a same width as each other along a same circumference of all concentric circles which may be inscribed upon the rotation disk; and wherein the rotation disk does not include any inclusively translucent area along a same circumference of any concentric circle which may be inscribed upon the rotation disk to include the straight pattern.
- 12. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a moving mechanism which moves the rotation disk to insert or remove the rotation disk to or from an optical path.
- 13. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of areas are located on concentric circles and each of them has different straight patterns.
- 14. The sectioning image observation apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a barrier filter selecting a wavelength of the emitted fluorescence.
Priority Claims (1)
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2000-060578 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/002,102 filed Nov. 2, 2001, which is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/JP01/01710, filed Mar. 6, 2001, which was not published under PCT Article 21(2) in English.
[0002] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-060578, filed Mar. 6, 2000, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (1)
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10851854 |
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Continuations (1)
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