Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circular dichroism fluorescent microscope
- Patent Title (中): 圆二色性荧光显微镜
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Application No.: US12223446Application Date: 2007-02-01
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Publication No.: US08098428B2Publication Date: 2012-01-17
- Inventor: Tsuyoshi Kawai , Kensuke Kawamura
- Applicant: Tsuyoshi Kawai , Kensuke Kawamura
- Applicant Address: JP Nara
- Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nara
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2006-026030 20060202
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/051734 WO 20070201
- International Announcement: WO2007/088947 WO 20070809
- Main IPC: G02B21/06
- IPC: G02B21/06

Abstract:
Example embodiments relate to a circular dichroism fluorescent microscope having a confocal section. In the circular dichroism fluorescent microscope, a circularly polarizing/modulating section converts, into right and left circularly polarized lights, a light beam emitted from a light source. As such, the obtained right and left circularly polarized lights are focused on a sample so that the sample is irradiated with the right and left circularly polarized lights. Then, an optical lens focuses fluorescence emitted from the sample. Further, a wavelength selecting section transmits only fluorescence having a predetermined wavelength. Subsequently, the fluorescence having passed through the wavelength selecting section is detected. Based on fluorescent intensity signals of the fluorescence, a difference between an intensity of the fluorescence emitted from the sample at the time of irradiation with the use of the right circularly polarized light and that with the use of the left circularly polarized light is calculated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090009859A1 Circular Dichroism Fluorescent Microscope Public/Granted day:2009-01-08
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