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Dear colleagues

I am currently buying components for a new STORM/ PALM microscope. I am 
looking for high power CW lasers (~300mW) at  ~561 and ~642. Last time I 
built a microscope, I purchased some very nice, not too expensive lasers 
that met these specifications from MPB Communications, and am strongly 
considering doing so again. However, I would like to make sure I 
consider any alternatives.

Does anyone know of any other vendors of similar fixed wavelength fibre 
lasers? I am not aware of any, except perhaps Zecotek, which popped up 
on Google - has anyone bought from them?

I am aware of the various solid state alternatives, but these don't have 
the same price / power ratio, especially for the 642 wavelength.

Best wishes,
Seamus

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Dr Seamus Holden
Post-doctoral Fellow
Bâtiment des Sciences Physiques
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Phone: +41-(0)21-693-0557