The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for stabilizing the
temperature of optical, in particular optically active, electrooptical, or acoustooptical
components, preferably in scanning microscopy, in particular in confocal scanning
microscopy, such that the temperature of the component can be held in stable fashion
at a constant value in a space-saving manner, as simply as possible, and with as
few additional assemblies as possible, and is characterized in that the energy
that interacts with the component serves for stabilization.
