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MicroPoint Manual

Laser Illumination & Ablation System

MicroPoint makes possible laser illumination and ablation of near diffraction limited geometries. MicroPoint allows simultaneous viewing of the laser application in widefield and/or fluorescence through the microscope eyepieces or with the imaging system in real time.

Systems consist of a tunable, fiber optic pumped laser source, coupling and beam steering optics, microscope adapter, and a selection of beam splitters and interference filters.  Angular and spatial alignment of the illumination at the sample target is manually controlled via a 2-axis joy stick.  Focus in the z-direction is manually controlled with a knurled focus ring.  The MicroPoint manual systems use a motorized or manually driven optical attenuator to adjust spot size and power. Units may be upgraded in the field to include computer control and additional wavelengths.

Semiconductor Processing

  • Laser Ablation
  • Circuit Isolation
  • Marking IC's 
  • Marking Hard DIsc & Media
  • Flip Chip Navigation
  • LCD Repair
  • Micromachining
  • Navigation
  • Removal of Passivation
  • Removal of Photoresist
  • Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Probe Stations

Life Sciences

  • Laser Ablation
  • FRAP
  • FRET
  • Photoactivation
  • Photobleaching
  • Photoswitching
  • Photoconverting
  • Cell Regeneration/Degeneration
  • Release of Caged Compounds
  • Drug Delivery
  • Thrombosis
  • Free Radical Release
  • CALI 

FEATURES AND BENEFITS:

  • Simultaneous laser delivery, microscope viewing, and acquisition
  • Low maintenance and consistent safety with fiber optic delivery system that maintains alignment when system is moved
  • Quick setup with steering optics ensures fast, effortless and accurate beam alignment to a crosshair or fiducial mark and positioning to an experimental target
  • User control of ablation and illumination plane provided by z-axis telescope