MicroPoint Manual
Hardware Specifications
Model
The MicroPoint system is available optimized for a factory set range of focus. The angular and spatial alignment of the pulsed dye laser illumination is controlled via 2-axis joy stick. The focus in the z-direction is controlled with a knurled focus ring.
| Model |
2200 |
2203 |
2204 |
2205 |
| Range of focus (mm) |
-300 to -150 |
-38 to +500 |
+38 to +∞ |
-30 to +400 |
Tunable Fiber Optic Dye Pumped Source
| Average power |
750microWatts @ 15Hz |
| Peak power |
12kW |
| Pulse energy |
50microJoules |
| Stability |
+/- 3% |
| Pulsewidth |
3 to 5nsec |
| Pulse repetition rate |
0 to 15Hz |
| CDRH |
IIIb |
Optical
| Transmission |
365nm to 700nm |
| Spectral bandwidth |
4nm FWHM (typical) |
| Attenuation options |
Manual, 28 steps, 0.1%-100% transmission |
| Motorized, 90 steps, 0.1%-100% transmission |
| Resolvable spot size |
Near diffraction limited |
Mechanical / Electrical
| Illumination port clear aperture |
Ø22mm or Ø34mm |
| Illumination port filter size |
Ø25mm or Ø38mm |
| Dimensions |
8.5" (l) x 6.0" (w) x 2.75" (h) |
| 10.0" (l) x 6.0" (w) x 3.75" (h) |
| Weight (laser head) |
3 pounds |
| Lifetime |
20,000,000 laser pulses |
| 30,000 laser pulses per refillable dye cell |
Illumination Port Options
| Dichroic beamspliter |
Single pass, specify wavelength |
| Multi pass, specify wavelength |
| Beamsplitter |
450nm to 750nm, R = 100, 70, 50 or 30% |
| Excitation filter |
360nm / 40nm (DAPPI) |
| 480nm / 20nm (GFP) |
| 470nm / 40nm (FITC) |
| 535nm / 40nm (Rhodamine) |
Additional illumination port options on request
Adapters
Flange adapters are available to retrofit to the epi-port or video port of commercially available microscopes.
| Flange |
Part No. |
| Leica |
2237 |
| Nikon |
2235 |
| Olympus |
2236 |
| Zeiss |
2238 |
| C-mount video port |
2230C |
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