Optophase Named nPoint Distributor
Optophase has been appointed
the Western Europe distributor of nanopositioning products from nPoint Inc. of Madison,
Wis. The agreement covers France, England, Ireland, Spain and Portugal in Western
Europe, as well as Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia,
Croatia and Turkey. Optophase will offer nPoint’s nanopositioning products
with single- and multiaxis and tip-tilt stages for use in superresolution microscopy,
high-speed confocal imaging, high-resolution optical alignment, single-molecule
spectroscopy, particle tracking, optical tweezers, nanoscopy and nanolithography.
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Published: September 2011
Glossary
- nano
- An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
- nanopositioning
- Nanopositioning refers to the precise and controlled movement or manipulation of objects or components at the nanometer scale. This technology enables the positioning of objects with extremely high accuracy and resolution, typically in the range of nanometers or even sub-nanometer levels. Nanopositioning systems are employed in various scientific, industrial, and research applications where ultra-precise positioning is required.
Key features and aspects of nanopositioning include:
Small...
- optical tweezers
- Optical tweezers refer to a scientific instrument that uses the pressure of laser light to trap and manipulate microscopic objects, such as particles or biological cells, in three dimensions. This technique relies on the momentum transfer of photons from the laser beam to the trapped objects, creating a stable trapping potential. Optical tweezers are widely used in physics, biology, and nanotechnology for studying and manipulating tiny structures at the microscale and nanoscale levels.
Key...
- 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...
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