2015-05-042015-05-042010-04-27Saggau, Peter, Bansal, Vivek and Patel, Saumil, "Random access high-speed confocal microscope." Patent US7706584B2. issued 2010-04-27. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80018.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80018Disclosed herein is a confocal imaging system for imaging a specimen. The system comprises a light source, a light deflector capable of positioning a beam of light produced by the light source at one of a series of predetermined points on the specimen, an addressable spatial filter capable of selectively filtering light from the specimen, and a central processing unit capable of providing selective position control to the light deflector and the addressable spatial filter.15 ppengUtility patentUS7706584B2