Fibre lasers for microscopy applications from Warsash Scientific
Femtolite Ultra series
Warsash Scientific has presented a new generation of fast, compact, and economical lasers from IMRA America, the Femtolite Ultra series.
The Femtolite Ultra series of lasers are highly stable and use Erbium doped fibres to deliver femtosecond pulses at 780nm, 800 nm and 1560nm.
Femotosecond pulse lasers offer the combination of high peak power (1-100kW) and low average power (10-1000mW) which is ideal for inducing nonlinear optical processes.
Two non-linear processes, namely two-photon and third-harmonic generation (THG) are changing the field of microscopy, particularly for biology, medicine, and neuroscience research.
In contrast to traditional single-photon methods, these non-linear processes enable natural sectioning without the need for a confocal de-scanned aperture, greater penetration depth in scattering media due to use of longer wavelengths and reduced photo-toxicity due to smaller excitation volume, resulting in longer viewing time of living cells and organisms.
All models in the Femtolite Ultra series are compact, turnkey, maintenance free, feature a rugged design and operate without the need for external cooling.
These features enable easy integration with microscope systems, in contrast with their solid state counterparts. Engineered for commercial, OEM and research applications, IMRA's pulsed fibre lasers are of good reliability and long life time.
Features/Benefits
- Highly stable output
- Ultracompact laser head
- (145mm x 98mm x 40mm)
- Turnkey operation
- Maintenance free
- Does not require external cooling
- Repetition rate: 50MHz
21-Apr-2008