Claims
- 1. A method of making a solid immersion lens device having a plurality of solid immersion lenses, comprising the steps of:
providing said plurality of solid immersion lenses in a predetermined pattern; and securing said solid immersion lenses in said predetermined pattern so as to cause them to be in a fixed position with respect to each other.
- 2. A solid immersion lens device comprising:
a plurality of solid immersion lenses; and a body portion in which said plurality of solid immersion lenses are integrally secured, said body portion having a top surface designed to engage a sample for viewing of said sample through said plurality of solid immersion lenses.
- 3. A solid immersion lens device according to claim 2 wherein there is said plurality of solid immersion lenses are provided in a row.
- 4. A solid immersion lens device according to claim 3 wherein there is provided a plurality of adjacent rows.
- 5. A solid immersion lens device according to claim 4 wherein said plurality of rows are aligned so as to provide a plurality of rows and columns of solid immersion lenses.
- 6. A cover slide having a plurality of solid immersion lenses integrally formed therein, said cover slide having a surface designed to engage a sample for viewing of said sample through said plurality of solid immersion lenses.
- 7. A solid immersion lens device according to claim 6 wherein there is said plurality of solid immersion lenses provided in a row.
- 8. A cover slide according to claim 7 wherein there is provided a plurality of adjacent rows.
- 9. A cover slide according to claim 7 wherein said plurality of rows are aligned so as to provide a plurality of rows and columns of solid immersion lenses.
- 10. A cover slide according to claim 6 wherein said plurality of solid immersion lenses have an index of refraction equal to or greater than 1.49.
- 11. A cover slide according to claim 6 wherein said plurality of solid immersion lenses have an index of refraction in the range of about 1.49 to about 1.85.
- 12. A cover slide according to claim 6 wherein said plurality of solid immersion lenses are made of glass.
- 13. A cover slide having a plurality of solid immersion lenses integrally formed therein, said cover slide having a surface designed to engage a sample for viewing of said sample through said plurality of solid immersion lenses and an open viewing area designed to engage a sample for viewing of said sample using a microscope under normal magnification.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of application Serial No. 10/171,168, filed Jun. 13,2002, entitled SOLID IMMERSION LENS ARRAY AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A SOLID IMMERSION LENS ARRAY, in the names of David L. Patton, et al.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
10171168 |
Jun 2002 |
US |
Child |
10666146 |
Sep 2003 |
US |