Microscope Objective Design for Life Science Investigation

Microscope objectives are critical for a vast range of biological imaging applications ranging from multiphoton microscopy to differential interference contrast microscopy. The high level of accuracy required for these systems leads to unique challenges in the design of microscope objectives appropriate for life science and biomedical research as opposed to other optical assemblies like factory automation lenses. Active alignment and other advanced assembly techniques are required to achieve the tight tolerances needed, and a focus on chromatic aberration correction results in high performance across the desired wavelength range.

Understanding the fundamentals of objective design will help you better select the right objective for your application and understand how to optimally balance objective specifications with the rest of the system requirements. This presentation helps users learn key principles of objective design.

About the presenter
Jeremy Govier is the senior principal engineer at Edmund Optics' Tucson, Arizona, U.S. office. He leads a team of advanced application engineers that support custom optical assembly development and other high-complexity projects. Govier has over two decades of experience and previously held positions as principal engineer, application engineer, manager of custom product group, and director of design. He holds a graduate certificate in project management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in optics from the University of Rochester.