Biological Microscopes

Incorporation of a wide wavelength range diode lasers.

The Olympus multi-combiner system can be equipped with diode lasers corresponding to a wavelength range from 405nm to 635nm, and enables efficient observation of fluorescent proteins which change into multiple colors.
The combination of a 473nm and 559nm laser is powerful for combinations of EGFP and pigments having an excitation wavelength peak in the range from about 550nm to 600nm. Diode lasers have numerous advantages, including improved stability, reduced heat and noise, and reduced operating cost due to conservation of electric power.

Double fiber system allows an imaging laser to be used for laser light stimulation.

The laser used for observation can also be used for laser light stimulation. There is potential for new possibilities in combination with the SIM scanner system whose breadth of compatible applications has widened.

Broadband fiber and UIS2 optics integration for reduced axial chromatic aberration.

Converting the laser-based optic system to broadband makes it possible to introduce a visible laser and 405nm laser into the microscope with a single fiber. Furthermore, the system employs UIS2 objectives, so shift in the axial direction is minimized and the system can exhibit outstanding performance. Color shift and position shift between images is small, and high-reliability can be obtained in colocalization.