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B-Scope Multiphoton Microscope

As Seen At:

• Neuroscience 2012

During multiphoton microscopy experiments carried out in living animals, the relatively tight space constraints of traditional microscopes often bring complications for experimental apparatus that need to be coupled to the animals. Thorlabs' B-Scope offers a unique solution to this problem by providing over 10" (254 mm) of coarse travel in the Z-Axis giving ample space below the objective. The B-Scope also offers fine positioning control through an optically encoded, closed-loop feedback system.

Optical Tweezer System for Standard Microscopes

As Seen At:

• Photonics West 2013
• BiOS/Photonics West 2012

Thorlabs' new Optical Tweezers System for commerical microscopes provides microscopists with a tool for trapping and manipulating microscale objects. This system is designed for users who desire an out-of-the box optical tweezers solution for microscopes. Systems are available with or without a microscope, depending on the requirements of the user.

Scientific-Grade Cameras

As Seen At:

• BiOS/Photonics West 2013
• Neuroscience 2012

Thorlabs is pleased to introduce a line of scientific-grade CCD cameras. These 1.4 and 8 megapixel cameras are specifically designed for microscopy and other demanding scientific imaging applications. We are also developing a whole-slide imaging system utilizing our new camera technology, which is capable of imaging a 15 mm x 15 mm area at 20X in 90 seconds.

Burleigh Micromanipulators

As Seen At:

• Neuroscience 2012
• Cell Bio 2011

Burleigh is a world leader in manufacturing a wide range of manipulation and precision motion control equipment for applications within the life science market, including patch-clamp systems, piezoelectric micromanipulators, and high-stability microscope mounting solutions. Their products have enabled ground-breaking biological research in cellular manipulation, electrophysiology, and in vitro fertilization.

Burliegh products may be ordered by contacting Thorlabs' Imaging Sales Team.

Optogenetics

As Seen At:

• BiOS 2013
• Biophysics 2013
• Neuroscience 2012
• CLEO 2012
• Photonics West 2012

Thorlabs is developing a line of optogenetics equipment using our extensive fiber optics portfolio and expertise. We currently offer a large selection of cannulae, fiber-coupled LED light sources, fiber-coupled laser sources, and custom patch cables. Additionally, we are developing additional specimen interconnection hardware, including custom made rotary joints and cannulae.

Stabilized Tungsten Halogen Light Source

As Seen At:

• Photonics West 2013

Thorlabs' Stabilized Tungstsen Halogen Light Source provides a constant-intensity, blackbody source between 300 and 2400 nm. The device uses an internal feedback system to achieve highly stable power output. The superior performance of Thorlabs' stabilized light source makes it ideal for experiments that require high accuracy and stability, such as transmittance and reflectance measurements.

Liquid Crystal Polarization Rotator

As Seen At:

• Photonics West 2013

Thorlabs' liquid crystal polarization rotators consist of a quarter-wave retarder, a liquid crystal retarder, and a second quarter-wave retarder. They can continuously change the polarization direction of the output light by varying the voltage on the liquid crystal cell, with no mechanical movement.

BMC Wavefront Sensorless Adaptive Optics

As Seen At:

• CLEO 2012

This demonstration illustrated how wavefront sensorless adaptive optics (AO) systems can be integrated into a variety of imaging modalities. Using a hill-climbing algorithm to correct wavefront errors, this AO setup featured a mounted LED illumination source, a CMOS control camera, and an advanced MEMS-based deformable mirror developed by Thorlabs' strategic partner Boston Micromachines Corporation (BMC).

600 mm Linear Translation Stage

As Seen At:

• Photonics West 2013
• OFC 2013

Thorlabs' Long-Travel Direct Drive Stage provides motorized, backlash-free, linear translation over a 600 mm range. With translation speeds up to 400 mm/s and a minimum step size of 100 nm, it is ideal for a variety of applications that require high speed, high accuracy, and long-term stability.

Thorlabs' Scientific-Grade Camera Systems

The products featured here are Thorlabs' forthcoming line of scientific-grade cameras and imaging systems based on this new technology. For more details on any of these products, please click on the Web Page links, or contact our Scientific Imaging Team.

1.4 Megapixel Scientific-Grade Cameras

Thorlabs 1.4 megapixel scientific-grade CCD cameras are specially designed for microscopy and other demanding imaging applications. Our 1.4 megapixel cameras offer single-tap operation with frame rates up to 24 frames per second.

8 Megapixel Scientific-Grade Cameras

Thorlabs 8 megapixel scientific-grade CCD cameras are specially designed for microscopy and other demanding imaging applications. Our 8 megapixel cameras offer single-, dual-, or quad-tap operation with frame rates up to 16 frames per second.

TDI Microscope Imaging Kit

Conventional whole-slide imaging methods employ a "stop and stare" approach, which requires an automated system to accelerate, step across a sample, and stop at each location to acquire an image. This time-consuming process is fraught with challenges associated with microscope stage acceleration, deceleration and settling time. Thorlabs’ Time Delay Integration (TDI) system provides a fast, accurate solution for whole-slide imaging by integrating the position of the stage with the camera's CCD sensor.