Microscope used in multiple microscopies
A microscope used in multiple microscopies includes an objective used in common in the multiple microscopies, and a magnification adjustment device arranged on an image side of the objective and configured to adjust an optical magnification of the microscope in response to switching of the multiple microscopies.
1 . A microscope used in multiple microscopies, the microscope comprising:
an objective used in common in the multiple microscopies; and
a magnification adjustment device arranged on an image side relative to a position of the objective and configured to adjust an optical magnification of the microscope in response to switching of the multiple microscopies, wherein
the magnification adjustment device includes a plurality of optical units corresponding to the multiple microscopies,
each of the plurality of optical units includes an optical system having a magnification according to a magnification ratio between a magnification of the objective and a predetermined magnification for a microscopy corresponding to the optical unit,
the multiple microscopies include at least two of a bright field microscopy, a dark field microscopy, a polarized light microscopy, a phase contrast microscopy, a differential interference contrast microscopy, a fluorescence microscopy, and a relief contrast microscopy, and
when the optical magnification of the microscope is different from a predetermined magnification for a microscopy after the switching, the magnification adjustment device is configured to change the optical magnification of the microscope to the predetermined magnification, by switching the plurality of optical units with the objective used in common being positioned on an optical path of the microscope.
2 . The microscope according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of optical units further includes a modulation optical element according to a microscopy corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of optical units.
3 . The microscope according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of optical units include a first optical unit corresponding to the bright field microscopy, a second optical unit corresponding to the relief contrast microscopy, and a third optical unit corresponding to the phase contrast microscopy or the differential interference contrast microscopy,
the first optical unit includes an optical system having a magnification below 1×,
the second optical unit includes the modulation optical element used in the relief contrast microscopy, and
the third optical unit includes an optical system having a magnification above 1×, and a modulation optical element used in the phase contrast microscopy or the differential interference contrast microscopy.
4 . The microscope according to claim 3 , wherein
the plurality of optical units further include a fourth optical unit corresponding to the polarized light microscopy, wherein
the fourth optical unit includes the modulation optical element used in the polarized light microscopy.
5 . The microscope according to claim 1 , wherein
a first predetermined magnification for the bright field microscopy is lower than a second predetermined magnification for the phase contrast microscopy or the differential interference contrast microscopy, and
a third predetermined magnification for the relief contrast microscopy is higher than the first predetermined magnification and lower than the second predetermined magnification.
6 . The microscope according to claim 5 , wherein
the multiple microscopies further include the polarized light microscopy, and
a fourth predetermined magnification for the polarized light microscopy is equal to the third predetermined magnification.
7 . The microscope according to claim 1 , wherein the magnification adjustment device adjusts the optical magnification within an adjustment range in which a magnification ratio of an upper limit value to a lower limit value of the optical magnification is 3 or higher to 1.
8 . The microscope according to claim 1 , wherein the magnification adjustment device adjusts the optical magnification to a magnification at which a wider range is observed than a range on a specimen surface which is set by a magnification of the objective and an objective field number (OFN) of the objective in response to switching to a predetermined microscopy.
9 . The microscope according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tube lens arranged on the image side relative to the position of the objective,
wherein the magnification adjustment device adjusts the optical magnification on the optical path on the image side relative to the tube lens.
10 . The microscope according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tube lens arranged on the image side relative to the position of the objective,
wherein the magnification adjustment device adjusts the optical magnification on the optical path between the objective and the tube lens.
11 . The microscope according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a light source device configured to emit illumination light; and
a light source control device configured to control a light amount of the illumination light emitted from the light source device in response to the switching of the multiple microscopies.
12 . The microscope according to claim 1 , wherein the microscope is an inverted microscope.
13 . The microscope according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of optical units of the magnification adjustment device are arranged on a turret, and the turret is switched by rotation of the turret.