NKT Photonics Supplies Supercontinuum Lasers to Leica Microsystems

BIRKERØD, Denmark, Nov. 30, 2015 — Leica Microsystems GmbH has signed a 14-month supply contract with NKT Photonics A/S to deliver its SuperK EXTREME supercontinuum lasers to power the Leica TCS SP8 X confocal microscope for bioimaging.

The white-light laser enables excitation at any wavelength in the visible range, giving access to a range of fluorophores. The pulsed nature of the SuperK enables study of fast-lifetime phenomena with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. The laser can be combined with a stimulated emission depletion module or a light-sheet option for superresolution images beyond the diffraction limit.

NKT Photonics supplies fiber lasers and photonic crystal fibers for imaging, the energy sector and materials processing. Products include optical coherence tomography imaging systems, ultrafast pulsed lasers, ultralow-noise distributed feedback fiber lasers and a range of specialty fibers. Headquartered in Denmark, NKT Photonics is wholly owned by NKT Holding A/S.

Leica Microsystems develops and manufactures microscopes and scientific instruments for the analysis of microstructures and nanostructures.

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Published: November 2015

Glossary

superresolution: Superresolution refers to the enhancement or improvement of the spatial resolution beyond the conventional limits imposed by the diffraction of light. In the context of imaging, it is a set of techniques and algorithms that aim to achieve higher resolution images than what is traditionally possible using standard imaging systems. In conventional optical microscopy, the resolution is limited by the diffraction of light, a phenomenon described by Ernst Abbe's diffraction limit. This limit sets a...
supercontinuum: Supercontinuum refers to a broad spectrum of light that spans a wide range of wavelengths, typically from the visible to the near-infrared or even mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This phenomenon occurs when intense laser light is coupled into a nonlinear optical medium, such as a photonic crystal fiber or a nonlinear crystal. The process of supercontinuum generation involves nonlinear effects such as self-phase modulation, stimulated Raman scattering, and four-wave...

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