New high output tuneable light source… The Hyperchromator
An efficient monochromator utilising the high-brightness Energetiq EQ-99X LDLS™ Laser Driven Light Source (right) has been developed by Mountain Photonics, and was recently demonstrated on our booth at Photonics West.
The Hyperchromator uses an off-axis parabolic mirror to focus the broadband light generated by the small plasma spot of the LDLS™ directly onto a diffraction grating, and then off a second mirror to an exit port.
As no entrance slit is used, the optical efficiency of the system is very high – typically f/1.5 or f/2, depending on the required resolution or throughput. A white light bypass output is also available.
The output port has been designed to allow for a multitude of illumination or light coupling options. By using standard catalogue components, the Hyperchromator can be easily integrated into an application.
The Hyperchromator is controlled via USB/RS-232 and an intuitive GUI, with LabVIEW™ and other software libraries supported.
Existing owners of an Energetiq EQ-99X LDLS™ can add tuneability by purchasing the Hyperchromator unit alone.
Please contact us for further details, or download the datasheet.
Single Crystal Fiber Lasers are in the news: Taranis covered by Laser Focus World
Fibercryst’s ultra-fast lasers and amplifiers utilise their revolutionary Taranis Single Crystal Fibre (SCF) modules to enable higher energy per pulse, higher average power, and easy to use flexibility between energy and repetition rate, and better beam qualities from small footprint devices.
In this month’s Laser Focus World magazine, an in-depth article about Fibercryst’s innovative Single Crystal Fiber amplification technology has been published. You can read Single crystal fibers amplify power in ultrashort-pulse lasers here.
Industrial Laser
Taranis technology is the heart of the Fibercyst FEMTO, a powerful industrial femtosecond pulse width laser for high quality micromachining, offering output powers up to 25 W for high throughput.
Typical applications include: cutting and drilling of hard materials, cold machining polymers or composites, and micromachining / structuring of surfaces, especially glass, ceramics and sapphire. A key feature of this laser is the ability to easily and quickly change the repetition rate to favour the average power or the energy per pulse.
Seed Amplifier
The Taranis Amplifier System is a stand-alone add-on unit that allows a developer to increase the power and energy output of an existing laser installation.
The amplifier design also incorporates Fibercryst’s unique Taranis technology – a single crystal fibre amplifier ideal for short pulse amplification that delivers a high intensity, linearly polarised laser beam with superb quality and adjustable repetition rate.
The amplifier accepts a wide range of fibre-coupled or free propagation mode seed lasers, boosting them to a higher average power, higher peak power (up to 30 MW) and higher pulse energy. Output is to free space.
Further details about these and other Fibercryst products can be obtained by contacting us.
Energetiq announce new extremely bright Laser Driven Light Source: The EQ-77
The new EQ-77 Laser Driven Light Source (LDLS™), from Energetiq, is an extremely bright 170 to 2100 nm light source that is specifically designed for critical spectroscopy and imaging applications.
The EQ-77 offers the highest radiance and irradiance available in a truly broadband white light source with a choice of dual-beam output or a single-beam output with retro-reflector.
The EQ-77’s superior spatial and power stability ensures highly repeatable measurements are delivered by a variety of applications in the life and materials sciences, and the proprietary laser-driven bulb technology is ideal for applications requiring a high power lamp with ultra-long life.
For more information, please contact us.
Long-range Z-axis nanopositioning stage is especially designed to hold multiwell plates
The Mad City Labs‘ Nano-ZL Series are long range, Z-axis nanopositioners specifically designed to hold multiwell plates used in biomedical research. High-throughput single cell fluorescence microscopy and high speed, high resolution confocal imaging can be accomplished while simultaneously adjusting the Z-axis position to remove the effects of multiwell plate irregularities.
The Nano-ZL Series has true flexure guided motion and contains internal position sensing for a resolution of better than 1 nm over the full 500 µm travel range, and sub-nanometer for the shorter 100 µm travel range. In addition to high resolution spatial imaging, the Nano-ZL step response allows entire Z-section acquisitions with minimal photo bleaching. For more information, please contact us.
Higher-performance microlasers in new MatchBox 2 series
The MatchBox™ 2 series microlaser has been introduced by Integrated Optics UAB. This new range of very compact lasers follows on from the original ones introduced to the UK by Elliot Scientific for applications in chemistry and biophotonics, particularly Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging, back in 2013.
The MatchBox™ 2 series includes both DPSS and direct diode lasers with a wide range of powers, output wavelengths – from 405 nm to 1342 nm, and either free space or fibre-coupled outputs.
With a small, robust and easy to integrate form factor, enabled by the monolithic design, the MatchBox™ series offers a good power/size/price ratio for its class.
The hermetically sealed, ultra-compact all-in-one laser head is powered by a standard low voltage DC supply and includes the optical components, drive electronics and thermal management within a single enclosure.
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Please contact us for more information, or visit the MatchBox product page on our website.
EQ-99X from Energetiq®: The Laser Driven Light Source
Energetiq‘s range of LDLS laser-driven light sources benefit from ultraclean construction to give superb long-term stability and operating life. In addition, the fibre-coupled EQ-99XFC model of LDLS features Fiber-Protection Technology™, a new technique that improves long-term deep ultraviolet output by a significant amount.
These revolutionary award-winning lamps, with focusable high brightness, broad spectral range, high stability, long life, and low cost of ownership, have set new standards in the available illumination technologies for scientists. Typical applications are:
- HPLC & high performance spectroscopy
- Advanced imaging & microscope illumination
- Environmental analysis & monitoring
- Materials characterisation & sample testing
- Gas phase measurements
If you have an application that requires stable and very bright illumination, please contact us, as we have the solution.
April 2015 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific April newsletter is now available. In this issue we say hello to Prizmatix as we begin distributing their exciting range of ultra high power LED illumination systems and modular optical components for microscopy, optogenetics, and biochemistry; we will also be saying hello to visitors at the Oxford Day of Photonics, RoadVista customers at Traffex in Birmingham, and from the Autex booth at OPIE in Japan; plus the International Year of Light, FEMTOOPTICS, and more…
To view it in a browser, click here.
To read it magazine-style online, click here.
To download it as a PDF, click here.
Next Generation Energetiq® LDLS now available
Energetiq has introduced a new EQ-99X-Series of LDLS – laser-driven light sources – that benefit from ultraclean construction to give greater long-term stability and an extended operating life. In addition, the fibre-coupled EQ-99XFC LDLS features Fiber-Protection Technology™, a new technique that improves long-term deep ultraviolet output by a significant amount.
These revolutionary award-winning lamps, with focusable high brightness, broad spectral range, high stability, long life, and low cost of ownership, have set a new standard in the available illumination technologies for scientists. Typical applications are:
- HPLC & high performance spectroscopy
- Advanced imaging & microscope illumination
- Environmental analysis & monitoring
- Materials characterisation & sample testing
- Gas phase measurements
- New datasheets are already available for download
If you have an application that requires stable and very bright illumination, please contact us as we have the solution.
Nine New Products from Mad City Labs
Mad City Labs has recently introduced eight new positioning systems to their already extensive range, and launched a total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy accessory in the form of the MicroMirror TIRF.
| Nano-MET10 and Nano-MET20 Compact, high-speed, single axis nanopositioning systems with exceptional resonant frequency, ultra-low noise performance and picometre positioning resolutionNano-MET2 and Nano-MET3 Ultra-low noise, high-precision, high-speed XY and XYZ nanopositioning system with picometre positioning resolution Nano-HS3M Nano-METZ MCL-MANNZ MCL-MOTNZ MicroMirror TIRF – Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy Accessory |
For the detailed specifications of these new nanopositioners or other products Mad City Labs offer, contact us now.
MatchBox™ series of high-performance, low-cost CW Micro Lasers introduced to UK
The MatchBox™ series of CW Micro Lasers manufactured by Integrated Optics UAB is a new range of very compact lasers introduced by Elliot Scientific for applications in chemistry and biophotonics, in particular Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging.
The MatchBox™ series includes both DPSS and diode lasers with a wide range of output wavelengths – from 405 nm to 1342 nm – with either free space or fibre coupled outputs.
With a small, robust and easy to integrate form factor, which is enabled by the monolithic design and semi-automated precision assembly process, the MatchBox™ series has the best power/size/price ratio in the market for research-grade lasers in its class.
The hermetically sealed, ultra-compact all-in-one laser head is powered by a standard low voltage DC supply and includes the optical components, drive electronics and thermal management within a single enclosure.
To complement the laser in its target applications, Integrated Optics UAB also offer the Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) or Surface Enhanced Fluorescence (SEF) “Randa” substrate. In this substrate, the active SERS area is silver coated to enable it to work with a wide range of excitation wavelengths – from blue to near infrared, and results in a very high relative enhancement ratio of the Raman signal.
The monolithic design and cleanroom production environment eliminates the contamination risks associated with conventional SERS substrates, and are compatible with the use of a cover glass over the active SERS area, which is particularly useful in Raman imaging and DNA sequencing applications.
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