Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capturing apparatus and focusing method thereof
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Application No.: US14397996Application Date: 2013-01-17
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Publication No.: US09860437B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Hideshi Oishi
- Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
- Applicant Address: JP Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
- Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
- Current Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
- Agency: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Priority: JP2011-277537 20111219
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/050857 WO 20130117
- International Announcement: WO2014/112086 WO 20140724
- Main IPC: H04N7/18
- IPC: H04N7/18 ; H04N5/232 ; G02B21/24 ; G02B21/02

Abstract:
In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, the amount of light on imaging an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) by the second imaging device can be suppressed to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the imaging area of the second imaging device are positioned on the front side of the imaging area in a scanning direction of the sample with respect to the region into which an optical image is made incident which is conjugate to the first optical image made incident into the first imaging device. Thereby, it is possible to obtain in advance a deviation direction of a focus position of the objective lens by a simple constitution.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150156397A1 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2015-06-04
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