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OptoLED Lite
Ultra Stable and Instantaneous Wavelength Switching
Because of possible patenting issues, the OptoLED and OptoLED Lite products are currently not available for fluorescence microscopy applications in North America.
Recent advances in Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology has produced devices that now offer a viable alternative to arc and halogen light sources in microscopy and related techniques. Our OptoLED power supply and modular LED head system provides an off-the-shelf solution for fluorescence illumination, delivering dramatically improved lifespan, switching speeds and stability.The system has key advantages in live-cell recordings where long term drift in intensity can be a problem with alternative light sources. The ultra-high stability and “instantaneous” vibration-free switching and intensity modulation are other key benefits in a wide range of applications such as combined imaging and electrophysiology, voltage sensitive dye studies and high-speed tracking. The facility to “gate” the light source directly from the camera and thus only expose the specimen whilst the camera is integrating helps to reduce photobleaching and also prevents bleedthrough during frame readout.Ultraviolet and white LEDs are also available for uncaging applications and brightfield illumination.
Recent advances in Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology has produced devices that now offer a viable alternative to arc and halogen light sources in microscopy and related techniques. Our OptoLED power supply and modular LED head system provides an off-the-shelf solution for fluorescence illumination, delivering dramatically improved lifespan, switching speeds and stability.The system has key advantages in live-cell recordings where long term drift in intensity can be a problem with alternative light sources. The ultra-high stability and “instantaneous” vibration-free switching and intensity modulation are other key benefits in a wide range of applications such as combined imaging and electrophysiology, voltage sensitive dye studies and high-speed tracking. The facility to “gate” the light source directly from the camera and thus only expose the specimen whilst the camera is integrating helps to reduce photobleaching and also prevents bleedthrough during frame readout.Ultraviolet and white LEDs are also available for uncaging applications and brightfield illumination.
Applications
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Live-cell Imaging
- Uncaging
- Macroscopic Imaging
- Two channel power supply incorporating photodiode feedback loop for absolute short and long term stability
- Flexible interface with logic level TTL switching and front panel or external intensity control
- Current and power metering with overload protection
- Wide choice of modular LED heads covering the ultraviolet and visible spectrum
- Single and dual couplings to all popular fluorescence microscopes
- Sub-microsecond switching
- Overdrive facility for discontinuous operation