The X‐LIGHT Confocal Imager from Crisel Electrooptical Systems & Technology SRL
The X‐LIGHT Confocal Imager is a full-spectrum spinning disk confocal imager that attaches to most major models of inverted or upright fluorescence microscope. It is designed to utilize the latest imaging technologies and is ideal for live cell imaging in biological applications.
The X‐LIGHT Confocal Imager allows imaging at the extremes of performance of a current‐generation scientific camera, and it provides for objectives used when imaging with a camera with a smaller detector. It takes advantage of laser launches and light engines. It omits features that previous confocal imagers required for older illumination techniques—and eliminates the cost of those features. When those techniques are required, connection to the associated external devices is easy.
The result is a flexible confocal add‐on for existing microscopes that brings the latest commercialized technologies to microscopy. The X‐LIGHT Confocal Imager is an extraordinary combination of capability and price.
X-LIGHT Confocal Imager installed on an inverted microscope with EMCCD camera and light engine
Features and Benefits
| Nipkow Spinning Disk | |
|---|---|
| Disk with Single Hole Pattern | 1×1” field of view for large chips of scientific CMOS cameras |
| Disk with Dual Hole Patterns | Flexibility for smaller chips of CCD cameras |
| 40–micron holes, for objectives with N.A. < 1; | |
| 70–micron holes, for objectives with N.A. > 1; | |
| Anti‐reflection coating | The highest throughput on the market |
| Motor | |
| High rate of rotation | Excitation and imaging at speeds of current cameras |
| 10,000 R.P.M. rotation | Standard |
| 18,000 R.P.M. rotation | Optional |
| Illumination Subsystems | |
| Excitation mounts for light engines, lasers | High‐efficiency coupling |
| Excitation gimbal mount | Easy alignment on custom microscope setup, providing highest S⁄N ratio |
| Motorized dichroic filter wheel | Automation and ease of interactive control |
| Three‐position wheel | Standard |
| Five‐position wheel | Optional |
| Manual emission wheel | Four positions |
| C-mount threading on excitation and emission ports | Eased mounting of motorized filter wheels |
| Slide in/slide out filter mounts | Easy, fast exchange of filters in dichroic wheel, emission wheel |
Ease of access to filters in the dichroic wheel of the X-LIGHT Confocal Imager
Ease of access to filters in the emission wheel of the X-LIGHT Confocal Imager