A confocal scanning imaging device for viewing an object, includes illumination means including an array of independently addressable microlasers, detection means including an array of detectors for detecting light from an object to which light from the illumination means has been directed. The array...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6121603?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6121603 - Optical confocal device having a common light directing means
