Abstract: A spatio-temporally light modulated imaging system and method for confocal imaging an object is disclosed. The imaging system may include a light modulating micro-mirror device with an array of mirror elements, an imaging optic for focusing illumination light from the micro-mirror device onto the object and directing detection light created in the object in response to the illumination light towards the micro-mirror device, and a camera device with a detector camera for collecting the detection light travelling via the mirror elements and a first optical relaying device on a first optical axis, and for collecting the detection light travelling via the mirror elements and a second optical relaying device on a second optical axis, wherein a camera body of the detector camera is arranged with a vertical camera axis, and a deflecting mirror is arranged for deflecting the detection light from the optical axes to the vertical camera axis.

Abstract: A spatio-temporally light modulated imaging system (100) for confocal imaging an object (1) comprises a light modulating micro-mirror device (110) with an array of mirror elements, an imaging optic (120) being arranged for focusing illumination light from the micro-mirror device (110) onto the object (1) and directing detection light created in the object (1) in response to the illumination light towards the micro-mirror device (110), and a camera device (130) with at least one detector camera (131, 132) being arranged for collecting the detection light travelling via the mirror elements and a first optical relaying device (140) on a first optical axis (143), and for collecting the detection light travelling via the mirror elements and a second optical relaying device (150) on a second optical axis (153), wherein a camera body (135, 136) of the at least one detector camera (131, 132) is arranged with a vertical camera axis (137, 138), and at least one deflecting mirror (161, 162) is arranged for deflecting th