MicroPoint - Field-proven Tool for Photo-stimulation

MicroPoint provides a flexible and field-proven tool for photo-stimulation. Supplied with a patented compact, pulsed nitrogen pumped tunable dye laser it is capable of ablation, bleaching and uncaging over a wavelength range of 365 to 656 nm. Broad wavelength range and energy control allow MicroPoint to be optimized for a wide range of scenarios. More than 20 wavelengths can be utilized with available dye resonator cells, while appropriate dichroic filter sets enable simultaneous imaging and photo-stimulation of the specimen. MicroPoint is supplied with a UV-Vis imaging quality Epi illumination adapter for both current and previous generation microscopes from Leica, Nikon, Olympus and Zeiss.

MicroPoint systems consist of a wavelength tunable pulsed laser, coupling optics, beam steering optics, a microscope adapter, a selection of beam splitters and interference filters, and a motorized or manually driven optical attenuator to adjust spot size and power.

- Simultaneous laser delivery, microscope viewing and image acquisition 
- Low maintenance with fiber optic delivery that maintains alignment when system is moved 
- Quick set-up with manual beam positioning or automatic pattern generation 
- User control of ablation and illumination plane provided by z-axis telescope 
- Precise control of energy provided by motorized variable attenuator slide