Microscope slide (100, 101, 102, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a transparent
planar substrate (10, 30) for holding a sample (52), the substrate (10, 30) having at least one input port configured for receiving a
light beam from a
fiber (11, 21, 31) external to the substrate (10, 30); at least one optical circuit (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20', 22, 23, 23', 23'', 24, 24', 24'', 25, 25', 25'', 26, 26', 26'', 27, 27', 28, 29, 29', 29'', 31, 31', 32, 32', 33, 33', 41, 41', 42, 42', 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175) housed in the substrate (10, 30); said at least one optical circuit (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20', 22, 23, 23', 23'', 24, 24', 24'', 25, 25', 25'', 26, 26', 26'', 27, 27', 28, 29, 29', 29'', 31, 31', 32, 32', 33, 33', 41, 41', 42, 42', 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175) is configured for being coupled with the input port and for transforming the
light beam in a
structured illumination pattern outside the substrate (10, 30), the pattern having a cartesian component orthogonal to the substrate (10, 30).