EP1529234A1 - Dispositif optique presentant une zone de faisceau telecentrique - Google Patents

Dispositif optique presentant une zone de faisceau telecentrique

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EP1529234A1
EP1529234A1 EP03792182A EP03792182A EP1529234A1 EP 1529234 A1 EP1529234 A1 EP 1529234A1 EP 03792182 A EP03792182 A EP 03792182A EP 03792182 A EP03792182 A EP 03792182A EP 1529234 A1 EP1529234 A1 EP 1529234A1
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lens
partial beam
beam path
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Peter Dietrich
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Jenoptik AG
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Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B13/00—Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below
    • G02B13/22—Telecentric objectives or lens systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/18—Arrangements with more than one light path, e.g. for comparing two specimens

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  • the invention relates to an optical arrangement with a tele-fresh radiation area with an objective imaging to infinity, in particular a microscope.
  • Optical arrangements in particular microscopes, with a beam path encompassing a telecentric beam region have so-called infinity optics, which consist of an objective that images to infinity, and a tube lens arranged at a fixed distance from the objective.
  • This telecentric radiation area is located between the lens and the tube lens.
  • tube lens instead of a tube lens, several tube lenses of different focal lengths are occasionally accommodated in a revolver for the purpose of changing the magnification.
  • image correction can be carried out solely by the objective. This correction can also be divided between the objective and tube lens. In both cases, it is necessary to arrange and hold the individual optical elements at a defined distance from one another in order to avoid image errors and vignetting.
  • the telecentric radiation area located between the objective and tube lens is usually used in microscopes in the direction of the microscope axis to B. prisms, divider mirrors, plane plates, filters, polarizing elements, without affecting the intermediate image in the imaging beam path of the device. Optics which compensation has an image offset for Kom ⁇ produce the larger optical paths are not required.
  • the optical plan elements are usually in the Imaging beam path, in which they are positioned one above the other in different planes perpendicular to the microscope axis, either fixed or can be switched into the beam path. Since the telecentric radiation area delimited by the distance between the lens and the tube lens must not exceed a certain upper limit for known optical reasons, the number of the maximum elements that can be introduced is limited. Furthermore, the telecentric radiation area is also limited to the side and to the rear by predetermined device designs, in particular by the device structure.
  • a modular microscope system which has a composite microscope body, which has a stand base, a stand upper part and an intermediate module with attachable binocular housing.
  • the basic body represents a multi-part frame construction, on which stop surfaces are provided for the positioning of supports, on which optical and / or mechanical and / or electrical or electronic assemblies are combined to form functional units.
  • These carriers can be equipped with optical components such as mirrors, lenses, diaphragms or with a turret unit.
  • an intermediate module having a tube lens can be provided, which can be exchanged for another intermediate module which, for example, also has a switchable and pre-adjusted Bertrand lens in addition to a tube lens.
  • an adjustable structure of a microscope system consisting of self-contained, optical-mechanical modules is known, which, however, does not permit any branching-like expansion of the telecentric radiation area, with the exception of the branching of the illuminating beam path which is always present in incident light microscopes.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to create an optical arrangement with a telecentric beam area which is extended in several coordinate directions.
  • At least one optical element is provided for branching at least one first partial beam path to the side, with a tube lens being located at a suitable distance in each of these first partial beam paths from the lens.
  • At least one second partial beam path is branched off from at least one of these first partial beam paths and if a tube lens is located in each of these second partial beam paths at a suitable distance from the objective.
  • a spatial expansion of the telecentric beam area can advantageously be realized if at least one third partial beam path is branched off from at least one of these second partial beam paths and if a tube lens is located at a suitable distance from the objective in each of these third partial beam paths.
  • the tube lenses arranged in the first, second and third partial beam paths have the same or different focal lengths.
  • the coupling and decoupling of The focal length of the tube lenses provided can be varied. With the same focal length of all tube lenses used, the same image scale is given for all the intermediate images provided.
  • Another advantage is that optical and / or physical beam splitter elements known per se are provided for branching or branching off the first, the second and third partial beam paths, these beam splitter elements in the space between the objective and the respective tube lens of the are arranged to branch partial beam path.
  • changing devices or modules equipped with beam splitter elements are provided, which are coupled to controllable drives for the purpose of introduction into the respective partial beam path. This ensures a quick, mechanized and controllable change of the beam splitter elements and their rapid introduction into the respective beam path. It is also advantageous if the beam splitter elements are arranged so that they can be exchanged.
  • diaphragms and / or optical filters in particular interference, color or polarization filters are arranged in the first, second and / or third partial beam paths, which influence the optical properties serve the light of the respective partial beam path.
  • the invention enables the telecentric beam range of optical arrangements, in particular microscopes, to be expanded in a simple manner in several coordinate directions while maintaining a good optical correction of the imaging systems realized.
  • the thus expanded telecentric radiation area can thus be used universally by coupling and decoupling intermediate images or further beam paths. This provides the opportunity to expand the telecentric radiation range for additional application requirements.
  • Another advantage of the arrangement is that the ergonomic viewing height in the microscope tube is retained because the length of the telecentric beam area in the direction of the optical axis of the main beam path of the microscope is not changed by the extension of the telecentric beam area according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 greatly simplified an optical arrangement with two partial beam paths branched off in the telecentric beam area
  • FIG. 2 a perspective representation of an arrangement with branched partial beam paths
  • Fig. 3 greatly simplified an arrangement with spatially branched partial beam paths.
  • FIG. 1 shows, in a highly simplified manner, an optical arrangement according to the invention, for example a microscope beam path, which is used to magnify an object 1.
  • the optical arrangement comprises, along an optical axis 2, an objective 3 imaging to infinity, a tube lens 4 and an eyepiece 5 with an intermediate eyepiece image plane 6, in which the object 1 is imaged by the objective 3 and the tube lens 4.
  • the produced in Okular frequentlychanebene 6 image of the lens 3 can ver through the eyepiece 5 ⁇ enlarges be considered.
  • Objective 3, tube lens 4 and eyepiece 5 form the typical microscope beam path, which in the optical arrangement forms the main beam path. det.
  • the objective 3 which images to infinity, produces a parallel beam path
  • the image formation in the intermediate eyepiece plane 6 takes place through the tube lens 4, which has a suitable focal length.
  • the telecentric radiation area of the main beam path is located between the objective 3 and the tube lens 4, ie there is a parallel beam path in this area.
  • This telecentric radiation area or also telecentric space is usually used in the direction of the optical axis 2 in order to arrange optical plane elements, such as prisms, divider mirrors, plane parallel plates as filters and / or polarization elements, without a negative influence on the intermediate image in the intermediate eyepiece plane 6 in the beam path.
  • optical elements designed as beam splitters 1 and 8 are provided in the telecentric beam region for branching off laterally (in the X-Y plane) of two first partial beam paths, in which tube lenses are arranged.
  • a tube lens 9 in the partial beam path branched off by the beam splitter 7.
  • a turret 11 rotatable on a shaft 10 with a plurality of tube lenses 12; 13 different focal lengths arranged.
  • These different tube lenses 9; 12; Depending on the intended use, 13 can be introduced into the corresponding partial beam paths branched off from the main beam path.
  • Such a tube lens can, for example, also be followed by a camera.
  • the beam splitters 7 and 8 can be combined to form a beam splitter module (shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1), which is arranged, for example, as a unit in the corresponding beam path.
  • the beam splitter module can be used with different Most deflection elements, such as color dividers, neutral dividers or full mirrors, can be fitted.
  • optical plan elements such as filters of various types, can also be arranged in the beam splitter module. Switchability of the beam splitter module into and out of the corresponding main or partial beam path can also be provided. So these switchable beam splitter modules can also be provided with controllable drives (not shown).
  • the tube lenses 4; 9; 12; 13 limit the respective telecentric beam area of the main and partial beam path in which they are arranged and thus form an optical interface.
  • These tube lenses 4; 9; 12; 13 can also be arranged in a mechanical adapter piece (not shown) which has corresponding connection surfaces and can thus form suitable mechanical interfaces.
  • These adapter pieces can thus be arranged at suitable positions in the individual beam paths. Multiple use of one and the same tube lens and the associated mechanical adapter piece, including its interfaces, is thus also possible.
  • the arrangement shown in perspective in FIG. 2 for the enlarged image of small objects 1, for example a microscope, likewise has a main beam path into which the objective 3, the beam splitters 7; 8, the tube lens 4, and the eyepiece 5 with the intermediate eyepiece plane 6 are arranged. Since these operating tables components in the main optical path have the same functions as the components used in the arrangement of Fig. 1, the same speedsszei ⁇ chen be used here. The same should also apply to the arrangement according to FIG. 3, which is described further below.
  • a further beam splitter 14 is arranged, the first partial beam path branching off the beam splitter 7, which in the sequence in a further partial beam path a further tube lens 15 with a suitable focal length and other optical elements, such as diaphragms 16; 17, filter 18 and possibly a light source 19 or a display device.
  • a further tube lens 15 with a suitable focal length and other optical elements, such as diaphragms 16; 17, filter 18 and possibly a light source 19 or a display device.
  • the light source 19 z.
  • another illumination beam path can be reflected in the main beam path.
  • second beam path branched off by the beam splitter 14 from the first beam path there is also a tube lens 20 and a further eyepiece 21 for observing the object 1, for. B. provided by a second person.
  • first partial beam path is also branched off from the main beam path by the beam splitter 8 located in the main beam path and is branched further by a further beam splitter 22.
  • suitable tube lenses 23; 24 are arranged, which can be followed by further optical imaging, radiation guiding and / or observation devices, not shown here.
  • a partial beam path named with “first” is a partial beam path that branches off directly from the main beam path, and one with “Second” partial beam path is a partial beam path branched off from a “first” partial beam path.
  • a partial beam path branched off from a “second” partial beam path is referred to in more detail with “third”.
  • FIG. 3 shows an optical arrangement in which a telecentric beam region extended in the X-Y plane is also expanded in the z direction for additional coupling and / or coupling out of beam paths, for lighting or for microtools.
  • this arrangement e.g. B. a microscope, for enlarged imaging or observation of the object 1, the lens 3, the tube lens 4 and the eyepiece 5 are arranged along the optical axis 2 with the intermediate eyepiece plane 6.
  • Beam splitter modules 25 and 26 in the main beam path are shown as beam splitters, simplified as reflectors. Generation of first partial beam paths is provided which, as indicated by double arrows in FIG. 3, can be switched on and off in this beam path.
  • the beam splitter module 25 forms a first partial beam path with a further beam splitter module 27, through which second partial beam paths in the XY plane are branched off with tube lenses 28 and 29 in the XY plane.
  • a light source 30 for additional illumination of the object 1 is arranged in one of these second partial beam paths, for example.
  • the other second partial beam path is further split by a further beam splitter 31 into a third partial beam path with a tube lens 29 and into another third partial beam path with a tube lens 32, the latter partial beam path running in an optical axis parallel to the z-axis and thus a spatial one Extension of the telecentric radiation area of the arrangement given is
  • the other first partial beam path generated by the beam splitter module 26 is constructed similarly to the first partial beam path generated by the beam splitter module 25.
  • This beam splitter module 26 can also be arranged pivotably, which is to be indicated in FIG. 3 by the broken line.
  • a beam splitter module 33 arranged downstream of the beam splitter module 26 branches further the first partial beam path generated by the beam splitter module 26.
  • a further beam splitter 34 is provided directly downstream, which generates third partial beam paths, in which suitable tube lenses 35 and 36 are arranged, to which further optical components can be arranged.
  • an illuminated for example, by an illumination device 37 reference block 38 as and others are used in the metallography comparing Anschliffgarparaten to be associated with an image of the object 1 in an intermediate image plane to coincide, • so that a comparison of the object 1, for example with a pattern or normal.
  • Another third partial beam path branched off by the beam splitter 34, in which a tube lens 39 is arranged runs in a direction parallel to the z-axis, which also gives a spatial expansion of the telecentric beam area.
  • the individual beam splitter modules and beam splitters can also be arranged such that they can be switched on and off in the respective partial beam path (indicated by a double arrow in FIG. 3), so that additional imaging and observation - And also illumination beam paths can be realized simultaneously and alternatively.
  • the optical arrangement according to the invention allows the telecentric beam region of a microscope beam path, which is spatially limited, to be expanded both in the plane and in the room. In this way, a number of further beam paths from a microscope beam path can be faded in and out, thus expanding the scope of the microscope.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif optique comprenant une zone de faisceau télécentrique et servant à représenter des objets, de préférence un microscope, ledit dispositif comprenant sur une trajectoire de faisceau principale au moins un objectif (3) de représentation à l'infini et au moins un oculaire (5) présentant un plan d'image intermédiaire d'oculaire (6), ainsi qu'une lentille tubulaire (4) de distance focale appropriée, mise en place entre les deux à une distance fixe de l'objectif (3). Dans l'espace qui sépare l'objectif (3) de la lentille tubulaire (4) et dans lequel passe la trajectoire de faisceau télécentrique, se trouve au moins un élément optique qui se présente sous la forme d'un module de séparation de faisceau (25; 26) ou d'un séparateur de faisceau (7; 8) qui sert à dévier latéralement au moins une première trajectoire de faisceau partielle. Sur chacune de ces premières trajectoires de faisceau partielles se trouve une lentille tubulaire (9; 12; 13) séparée de l'objectif (3) par une distance appropriée. Au moins une seconde trajectoire de faisceau partielle est dérivée de cette/ces première(s) trajectoire(s) de faisceau partielle(s), une lentille tubulaire (15; 20; 23; 24; 28; 29) se trouvant sur chacune de ces secondes trajectoires de faisceau partielles en étant séparée de l'objectif (3) par une distance appropriée. Les lentilles tubulaires disposées sur les trajectoires de faisceau partielles individuelles ont des distances focales identiques ou différentes.
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