Fiber-Coupled Laser Scanner
About the Laser Scanner
The Fiber-Coupled Laser Scanner is a compact and versatile 2D galvo unit originally designed for generating SPIM light sheets. A user-provided light beam enters the scanner on a standard fiber optic connecter. The beam is steered in the sample plane using an electronically-controlled galvo comprising an integrated two-axis MEMS mirror, providing rapid response and negligible vibration a cross the full field of the microscope sample. An optional anti-striping mirror varies the beam’s angle of incidence on the sample to mitigate shadowing effects. Adjusting the included iris changes the light sheet thickness and depth of focus. The beam can be effectively turned off or “blanked” by simply steering the beam to one corner. The scanner is interfaced to the microscope using a C-Mount port.
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Fiber-Coupled Laser Scanner Application
- Light Sheet Microscopy
- Optogenetics
- Local Uncaging
- FRAP
Adept Controller Specifications
Light Input | FC/PC fiber optic connector (optically FC/APC) |
Scanner Operating Frequency | Approximately 1 kHz (>200 Hz sheet rate) |
Scan Range | 16 mm Ø field of view (at C-Mount focus) |
Beam Blanking | <0.1% Transmission |
Max Input Power | >500 mW |
Control Electronics | TG-1000 Micro mirror drive card required (uses internal control or external analog inputs) |
Anti-Striping | Available on request |
Mechanical Coupling | C-Mount |
Features
- C-Mount attachment and image plane
- Aperture control with iris and/or adjustable slit mask
- Scanner deflection beam blanking
C-Mount Gaussian Beam Scanner
C-Mount Gaussian Beam Scanner is an 2-axiz focused beam scanner. The laser, a single mode fiber, is coupled with FC/APC or FC/PC collimator. It provides focused scan-plane at the female C-Mount. Uses with the TGMM4 controller.
- Collimator focal length: 7.5, 12.5, or 20mm
- FC/PC or FC/APC
MM-SCAN_1.2 SLS1.2
C-Mount Cylindrical Lens Scanners
C-Mount Cylindrical Lens Scanners is a light sheet generator equipped with XY scan mirror and coupled to the light source with one FC/PC or FC/APC fiber optic cable. 1.2mm or 2.4mm scanner mirrors can be specified. A Focused light sheet is provided at the C-Mount focal plane.
MIM-CYL_1.2 SCS1.2
MIM-CYL_2.4 SCS2.4
Cube-MEMS-Mirror Scanner
Cube-MEMS-Mirror Scanner is a cube assembly with a 2.4mm diameter XY scanning mirror. Use with the TGMM4 controller. Includes integrated two-axis MEMS-Mirror scanner and CUBE-III assembly. The C-60-TUBE_70D is the suggested scan lens to use with the Cube- MEMS-Mirror Scanner.
C60-MMSC-2.4 SCN2.4