Biological Microscopes

Fluorescence illumination light source

Bright excitation illumination for cell observation / manipulation
The Olympus lineup for fluorescence illumination equipment meets a wide variety of needs including multi-color fluorescence, ratio imaging , photobleaching and uncaging observations. The brightness at low magnification is greatly improved.

* 1: Can collect light more efficiently than conventional aspherical optics.
* 2: Even illumination and no lamp focusing shift, even when changing excitation light wavelengths
* 3: Suitable for multi-color staining or ratio imaging because of flat light source spectrum.

Reflected light fluorescence illuminators

L-shaped fluorescence illuminator/IX2-RFAL
Provides easy access to burner centration and removable aperture and field stops. The L-shaped design maintains access to both back frame ports.

Fluorescence illuminator/IX2-RFA
Straight type illuminator designed for maximum throughput is 20% brighter than the previous model. Well suited for applications requiring high intensity excitation or multiple excitation filters. The field stop (FS) is built in.

Double lamphouse illuminator/IX2-RFAW
Two light sources can be used simultaneously, so that light stimulation can be performed during observation.

Dual lamp housing attachment/U-DULHA
This adapter unit allows users to attach different types of light sources simultaneously, and exchange them according to purpose. The IX2-RFA is used as a reflected light fluorescence illuminator. (Optical path: 100/0, 0/100, F.N. 11)

Illumination modular units

Rectangular field stop/U-RFSS
This unique field stop allows the user to control the area of fluorescence excitation anywhere inside the visual field. For example, photobleaching and phototoxicity can now be limited to only the area that is being imaged by the CCD improving overall brightness and cell viability over long term observations. The unit is attached at the field stop position of the fluorescence illuminator IX2-RFAL.

Pinhole field stop/IX2-RFSPOT
Flexible field stop options IX2-RFSPOT pinhole field stop module can be mounted in the L-shaped illuminator for photobleaching experiments.
*Use commercially available pinhole plate

Camera adapters/U-TV0.35XC-2, U-TV0.5XC-3, U-TV0.63XC, U-TV1X-2
These low-magnification camera adapters are attached to the left side port, and covers from visible light to near infrared red wavelength spectrum.