Product News
Compact Closed-Loop Motion Controller Provides Nanometer Resolution for Miniature Piezo Motor Micrometers
PI announced a new compact closed-loop motion controller. T e E-871.1A1N digital servo controller is specifi cally designed for inertia-motor-based opto-mechanical actuators (piezo ratchet drives) that are widely used in the semiconductor, laser,
and photonics industry for fi ne-tuning of complex systems. T e miniature actuators are oſt en employed as “set-and-forget” mechanisms with an option to remotely make adjustments, where manual micrometer screws would necessitate a system shutdown to allow for corrections.
PI (Physik Instrumente)
www.pi-usa.us
Olympus Launches LEXT OLS5000 Laser Confocal Scanning Microscope
T e new Olympus LEXT® OLS5000 3D laser
confocal scanning microscope features 4K scanning technology and optics designed specifi cally for the OLS5000 microscope. T is combination of technology and optics enables the detection of near-perpendicular features and small steps at close to nano-scale. An expansion frame and a dedicated, long working distance lens perform precise
measurements on samples up to 210 mm in height and concavities up to 25 mm deep—even those with uneven surface cracks.
Olympus Corporation
www.olympus-ims.com
Basler PowerPack for Microscopy Enhanced for Fluorescence Imaging
Basler offers two cameras that are particu- larly suitable for fluorescence imaging: the Microscopy ace 2.3 MP Mono offers a resolution of 2.3 MP combined with high sensitivity thanks to its large pixel size. The Microscopy ace 5.1 MP Mono scores with an ideal balance between high
resolution, large pixel size, and low noise level. An important factor in fluorescence applications is the use of low light emissions to reduce the risk of photo bleaching the sample.
Basler AG
www.baslerweb.com
Revolutionary Monochromator Replacement Features Full Automation
Spectrolight’s Auto series that features computer control of center wavelength, bandwidth, and wavelength scanning. T e FWS is a wavelength fi ltering device that combines the precision tunability and adjustable bandwidth of a traditional monochromator with the
circular uniform aperture of a bandpass fi lter. Several models of FWS Auto are available with tuning ranges to cover the visible spectrum, each with FWHM bandwidth adjustable from 2 nm to around 20 nm and apertures of up to 10 mm diameter.
Spectrolight, Inc.
www.spectrolightinc.com
46 New Mirage™ IR Microscope
Microscope. Mirage achieves sub-micron spatial resolution infrared (IR) imaging and spectroscopy, with a spatial resolution improvement of over 20×. Mirage works on the principle of photothermal IR spectroscopy (PTIR) providing transmission
Anasys Instrument announced the Mirage™ IR
quality FTIR spectra, even in refl ection mode. T e new Mirage IR microscope overcomes the IR diff raction limit by combining a pulsed tunable laser with a proprietary optical technique measuring photothermal response of the sample in a fast, easy-to-use manner.
Anasys Instruments
www.anasysinstruments.com/mirage
Photon-Counting Camera LINCam Now Available from PicoQuant
PicoQuant announced the LINCam, a photon-counting camera manufactured by Photonscore. T e LINCam is a single- photon-counting device working in the time
domain that provides position data. Pairing the LINCam with pulsed light sources allows turning any conventional fl uorescence microscope into a powerful, scanning-free, time-resolved imaging instrument. T e heart of the LINCam is a position-sensitive, microchannel-plate-based detector assembly coupled to a data acquisition system with high time resolution.
PicoQuant
www.picoquant.com
Bruker Introduces NanoMechanics Lab for Dimension AFMs
Bruker has released the NanoMechanics Lab
AFM systems to perform quantitative nanoscale characterization, extending from soft hydrogels and polymers to stiff metals and ceramics. The NanoMechanics
™, a suite of force-mapping modes that enable Dimension FastScan® and Icon
®
Lab encompasses a broad range of nanoscale AFM measurement techniques, including the well-established Force Volume mode, as well as the new high-accuracy PeakForce QNM, FASTForce Volume, and FASTForce Volume Contact Resonance modes.
Bruker Corporation
www.bruker.com
KURO™ 2048B: 4-Megapixel, Back-Illuminated, Scientifi c CMOS Camera from Princeton Instruments
Princeton Instruments’ KURO 2048B, is the newest member of the KURO family of back-illuminated, scientifi c CMOS (sCMOS) cameras. T e KURO 2048B satisfi es emerging requirements in the fi elds of hyperspectral imaging, astronomy, and quantum imaging. Among its many outstanding characteristics, the KURO
2048B provides a large format 2048 × 2048 sensor with generously sized 11 μ m pixels. Back-side illumination enables 100% pixel fi ll factor and delivers CCD-like sensitivity.
Princeton Instruments
www.princetoninstruments.com
doi: 10.1017/S1551929517001122
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