Lumencor has highlighted a range of options and accessories for its solid-state light engines at the BIOS and Photonics West divisions of SPIE 2011.
The solid-state light engines are high-performance illuminators for life-science instruments, including microscopes.
The Spectra X light engine offers the user a set of exchangeable filters to the spectrally broad Spectra 7 light engine.
The Spectra line preserves performance in the form of cool, stable, robust, spectrally pure, intense outputs and offers maximum flexibility on a par with a filter wheel, according to Lumencor.
Seven replaceable filters in holders ship with every Spectra X purchase.
A remote control accessory (RCA) facilitates control.
It allows user operation without a dedicated computer or third-party software.
The RCA is compatible with third-party software control of the illuminator but simplifies light-engine operation and reduces start-up time, Lumencor said.
A camera interface accessory (CIA) enhances the precision of Spectra light engine timing, offering exact synchronisation in a complete imaging system.
These electronics eliminate lag time, minimise photo damage to sensitive samples, and ensure biologicals' exposure to only the required amount of light needed for a given experiment.
A Core illumination and imaging product expands the light engine offering to provide the complete assembly of optical components required in a reader or scanning instrument.
Custom component assembly is integrated via a 3D baseplate.
The assembly is robust and efficient enabling fast-to-market product designs for new OEM instruments.
