Optical arrangement and a microscope

[0029]FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an optical arrangement according to the invention having an optical component 1 for generating an intermediate image 2 in a beam path. With regard to a compensation or reduction of a field curvature with the aid of simple structural means, an optical element 3 having a plurality of optical waveguides 4 is arranged in the beam path after the intermediate image 2 to enable the imaging of the intermediate image 2 in a plane on a zone-by-zone or point-by-point basis.

[0030]The optical waveguides 4 are arranged in parallel and next to each other and are formed as capillaries 5 or preferably as micro-capillaries. As a result, the intermediate image 2 is imaged in a plane on a quasi point-by-point or zone-by-zone basis. A curvature of the intermediate image 2 is thereby compensated.

[0031]The input end 6 of the optical element 3 is adapted to the curvature of the intermediate image 2. The output end 7 of the optical element 3 has a planar form.

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