Request InfoExcelitas Technologies Corp.Excelitas Technologies Corp. has announced the X-Cite TURBO LED illuminator for microscopy imaging and detection. The device includes the LaserLED Hybrid Drive, providing maximum excitation power for all standard colors, including the yellow excitation band. The X-Cite Turbo enables precise control by balancing illumination intensities between six popular wavelengths to protect samples from photodamage. OEMs and microscopists are able to define the exact bandwidth of light desired to reach the fluorophore for maximum excitation efficiency. Applications include live- and...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics.com 3/1/2024Industrial Microscopy LED RingThe Model TR.L1 from Titan Tool Supply, Inc. is a specialized 16-LED ring illuminator designed for industrial microscopy applications, including modular toolscopes. With a robust aluminum...BioPhotonics.com April 2024 IssueCOB ModuleThe M3X3L9 from Violumas, Inc. is a COB module comprised of the Violumas VC3X3 UV LED COB and a fan-cooled heatsink. Utilizing a 3-PAD LED flip chip and super pillar MCPCB, the COB array is...Photonics Spectra April 2024 IssueUV LEDsThe WC2X2C40L6-325 and WC2X2C40L9-340-V1 from Violumas are UV LEDs made for biological applications such as biological analysis, spectroscopy, and sensing. Producing wavelengths of 325 nm and 340 nm,...Photonics.com 11/30/2022Cool White LED SourceThe CFT-90-WDH compact monolithic cool white LED source from Luminus Devices Inc. is centered around the 6000 K color temperature with a high color rendering index of 93. Capable of being...ARTICLESPhotonics.com 1/5/2024Targeted Spectroscopy Can Improve Treatment of Eye DiseaseA targeted spectroscopy system developed at Zilia Inc., by a team led by professor Dominic Sauvageau from the University of Alberta, enables concurrent imaging of the eye fundus — a region at...Photonics Spectra April 2024 IssueUV-LED Photolithography Imparts Micro FeaturesTechnologies like integrated signal distributing, processing, and sensing networks require basic optical elements such as waveguides, splitters, gratings, and optical switches to be miniaturized....Photonics.com 5/22/2023Ultrasmall Silicon LED Enables High-Resolution Integrated ImagingResearchers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) developed a CMOS-based silicon LED that, though smaller than a wavelength, emits light at an intensity comparable to much...BioPhotonics Sep/Oct 2023 IssueOptogenetics Reveals Relationship Between Brain and Gut HealthThe brain-gut connection is known to influence hunger and mood, and it has also been associated with neurological and other disorders. To explore the signaling that occurs between these two organs,...PHOTONICS HANDBOOK ARTICLESPhotonics HandbookMicroscopy Illumination: Considering Nonlaser Light SourcesAs recently as five years ago, shopping for a microscope light source was fairly straightforward. For routine applications, it was tungsten halogen, typically 100 W, while for fluorescence, it was an...Photonics HandbookInterferometry: Measuring with LightAn interferometer is an instrument that compares the position or surface structure of two objects. The basic two-beam division of amplitude interferometer components consists of a light source, a...Photonics HandbookLight-Emitting Diodes: A PrimerThe wavelength range of commercially available LEDs with single-element output power of at least 5 mW is 275 to 950 nm. Each wavelength range is made from a specific semiconductor material family,...Photonics HandbookIntegrating Spheres: Collecting and Uniformly Distributing LightAn integrating sphere’s function is to spatially integrate radiant flux (light). However, before one can optimize a sphere design for a particular application, it is important to understand how...WHITEPAPERSPhotonics.com 10/16/2023Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence Confocal Imaging of an OLEDThe optoelectronic properties of an OLED device are mapped using an RMS1000 Confocal Raman Microscope in spectral and time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging modes. These...Photonics.com 12/2/2022FISBA READYBeam™ - Compact Powerful Laser SourceThe FISBA READYBeam™ is our answer to customers' increasing demand for compact, powerful, and reliable multicolor laser source that can be easily integrated into existing set-ups. The multicolor...Photonics.com 10/4/2022Product Development Strategies for Electro-Optical SystemsThis whitepaper looks at the unique challenges associated with optical systems by exploring two extremes, an ultra-high precision instrument, and a low-cost consumer product, and the different...Photonics.com 1/10/2024Laser Light Engine Output StabilityIn this white paper, Dr. Iain Johnson, Lumencor’s Director of Technical Support, tests Lumencor’s laser-based CELESTA Light Engine for consistency, power, and stability using continuous wave...WEBINARSPhotonics.com 10/18/2023Advancing and Extending the Spectral Range for Imaging in Fluorescence MicroscopyFluorescence microscopy has revolutionized life sciences by enabling researchers to study biological samples with exceptional precision. New excitation and illumination light sources and scientific...Photonics.com 4/27/2021Optics for High-Power Laser ApplicationsThe field of laser optics, while by no means new, continues to be a subject of confusion and frustration, but also exciting innovation. Recent developments in laser technologies have enabled...Photonics.com 9/2/2021Quantum Sensing in Atomic and Solid-State SystemsThe discrete electronic energy levels in atoms and atom-like systems and the ability to probe and control them using their interactions with electromagnetic fields have enabled a host of applications...Photonics.com 5/9/2023External Light Sources for Co-Packaged Optics: Applications and BeyondThe networking and computing application landscape is evolving to be cost effective, bandwidth dense, and power efficient. These new requirements bring optics and electronic processors closer...PHOTONICS DICTIONARY+ TERMSPhotonics DictionaryGaN-based LEDsGallium nitride-based light-emitting diodes (GaN-based LEDs) are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electric current passes through them. These LEDs are constructed using gallium nitride...Photonics DictionaryphotobiomodulationA light therapy that utilizes nonionizing light sources, including lasers, LEDs, and broadband light, in the visible and infrared spectrum. It is a nonthermal process involving endogenous...Photonics Dictionaryinfrared light sourceAn infrared light source is a device that emits light in the infrared spectrum, which lies beyond the visible spectrum of light. Infrared light has longer wavelengths than visible light and is...Photonics Dictionaryfiber-coupled LEDA fiber-coupled LED (light-emitting diode) refers to an LED device that is optically coupled to an optical fiber for the purpose of efficient light transmission. In this configuration, the LED serves...VIDEOSPhotonics.com 1/18/2018Supporting the Photonics Industry from the Laboratory - LIGHT MATTERS 01.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory...Photonics.com 1/18/2018Light Matters Extra: Taking Photonics Innovations from the Lab to the Operating Room - 01.2018In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the relationship between researchers and scientists at the University of California Davis, and surgeons and clinicians at nearby...Photonics.com 3/29/2018Light Matters Extra: Weird and Strange: Quantum Photonics - 03.2018In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...Photonics.com 3/29/2018Fundamentally Different Photonics - LIGHT MATTERS 03.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....PHOTONICS BUYERS' GUIDE CATEGORIESOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)Medical Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)Superluminescent Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)A superluminescent light-emitting diode is an emitter based on stimulated emission with amplification but insufficient feedback for oscillation to build up.Infrared Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)COMPANIESPhotonics Buyers' GuideExcelitas Technologies Corp.Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...Photonics Buyers' GuideOZ Optics LimitedEstablished in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...Photonics Buyers' GuideEdinburgh Instruments Ltd.Founded in 1971, Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. is a global provider of sophisticated, state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation for optical spectroscopy. We design and manufacture a range of...Photonics Buyers' GuideOpto Diode CorporationOpto Diode Corporation (Camarillo, CA), an ITW Company, delivers industry-leading sensors, photodiodes, IR detectors, photonic modules, assemblies, and LEDs. Available in standard and custom designs,...