Confocal reflected light microscope for multi-spot scanning

Confocal multi-spot scanning microscopes (1) with a multi-beam light source (2), confocal detectors (10), a beam splitter (4) for coupling the illuminating beam path (B) and the detection beam path (D) to a common beam path (C), an adjustable deflector ( 5) and a microscope lens (8) have the disadvantage that the properties of the image field can not be modified in the same manner as a single spot scanning microscope by appropriate control of the deflection unit, without changing the relative position of the spots will change with each other. To the solution is provided that in the common beam path (C) between the main beam splitter (4) and the deflection unit (5) means (7) are arranged relative to one another for manipulating a spatial position of the sub-beams or to manipulate a phase position of the partial beams. This field properties can be varied without the relative position of the spots to change each other. confocal microscopy