Fluorescence Microscope Objective Lens Test Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fluorescence microscope objective lens testing platforms are inefficient, difficult to install, and expensive, failing to accurately reflect the integrated imaging energy and requiring multiple specialized equipment, which limits their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A comprehensive test platform with a horizontal adjustment device, vertical fixing mechanism, optical detection device, and guide sliding device, including a two-dimensional translation and tilting stage, reticle, and equivalent glass cover sheet to simulate a water layer and cover glass, allowing for precise and rapid mounting and adjustment of the lens, enabling real-time imaging quality detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional testing equipment (transfer function instrument, interferometer, optical bench) is used, then measurement precision can be achieved, but device complexity increases and installation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple testing functions (transfer function, interferometer, optical bench) into a single integrated testing platform. The optical detection device integrates the camera, lens barrel, and mirror into one coherent system that performs multiple measurements simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate specialized equipment and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The testing platform is designed with universal functionality to perform various lens testing operations through a single integrated system. The optical detection device can conduct transfer function measurements, interferometer tests, and optical bench experiments using the same hardware configuration, making the equipment versatile and reducing the need for multiple specialized devices.
2Measurement precision
If multiple specialized equipment is used for comprehensive detection, then measurement precision improves, but loss of time increases due to inefficient testing processes
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated optical detection device enables continuous testing operations without the need to switch between multiple specialized equipment. The system maintains continuous optical paths and detection processes, allowing seamless transition between different measurement functions and eliminating idle time between tests.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging multiple testing functions into a single integrated platform, the system eliminates the time loss associated with setting up, moving, and reconfiguring separate specialized equipment. The unified optical detection device performs all necessary measurements in a streamlined, continuous process.
3Measurement precision
If traditional testing equipment is used, then measurement precision can be achieved, but ease of manufacture decreases due to high equipment costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple expensive specialized equipment into a single integrated platform, reducing overall system cost. By combining the transfer function instrument, interferometer, and optical bench into one unified system with shared optical components, the platform maintains measurement precision while lowering the total investment required.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal optical detection device performs multiple testing functions through a single system, eliminating the need to purchase and maintain multiple specialized equipment. This multi-functionality approach maintains comprehensive measurement capability while significantly reducing the total cost of the testing platform.
4Measurement precision
If conventional testing methods are used, then measurement precision is achieved, but adaptability decreases as the equipment cannot truly reflect integrated imaging energy
Solution Approach 1:
The optical detection device is designed with universal functionality to handle various imaging scenarios and aberration types. The system can adapt to different lens configurations, illumination conditions, and detection requirements, providing comprehensive measurement capabilities that truly reflect integrated imaging energy across diverse applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The testing platform incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities through the guide sliding device with adjustable horizontal and vertical positions. This allows the system to adapt to different optical configurations and imaging conditions, maintaining measurement precision across a wide range of applications while reflecting true integrated imaging energy.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The platform enables high-precision, high-speed testing with a wide application range, reducing costs by allowing the reuse of components and providing abundant measuring data for subsequent calculations, while accurately simulating the actual use conditions of the objective lens.
Implementation Method 1
The light emitted by the light source is partially reflected by the mirror after being reflected by 90 degrees by the beam splitter
Implementation Method 2
The light emitted by the light source is partially reflected by the mirror after being reflected by 90 degrees by the beam splitter
Implementation Method 3
The reflected light irradiates the reticle after passing through the objective lens to be measured
Implementation Method 4
The light part reflected back by the reticle is transmitted from the mirror and then is received by the camera after passing through the lens barrel to be finally imaged
Data Source
AI summary
A comprehensive test platform for fluorescence microscope objective lenses, comprising a bottom plate (1), wherein a horizontal adjustment device and a vertical fixing mechanism are provided on the bottom plate (1); the horizontal adjustment device comprises a two-dimensional translation stage (2) and a two-dimensional tilting stage (3) stacked in sequence; a reticle (4) is provided on the two-dimensional tilting stage (3); the vertical fixing mechanism comprises a back plate (6), and the back plate (6) is fixedly connected onto the bottom plate (1); an optical detection device and a guide sliding device (7) in the vertical direction are separately fixedly provided on the back plate (6); and a sliding support (8) that can slide along the guide sliding device is provided on the guide sliding device (7), and a measuring objective lens (5) is fixed on the sliding support (8).