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Craig, could you expound on why you chose this laser rather than a Coherent or Spectra Physics Ti:Sa laser (for example)?
I see that the laser specs are; pulses are short (<6fs) and fast (1GHz) and less expensive (~$50k [I assume USD]).
What will you use this laser for?
(if you don't mind sharing)
Thanks,
Brian D Armstrong PhD
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Light Microscopy Core
Beckman Research Institute
City of Hope
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I have their Octavius laser stuck on a mostly conventional Nikon A1R. Peter
Fendel, the fellow who actually designed the thing came out and personally
installed it, then came for a repeat visit to help tweak it up and train me
on the use of the laser. Whenever I've had any questions or even the
slightest issue with the laser he has been extremely responsive. Our
preliminary results with the laser are also very exciting... hope to have
some nice images to brag about soon.
Craig
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Vergara, Leoncio A. <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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> Have you had a chance to arrange for an extended demo of the system? The
> company could bring you a system so you can test it with your samples for a
> few days... also, are you clear about the advantages and disadvantages of a
> resonant scanner versus spinning disk and swept field systems?
> A company with a smaller microscopy operation probably would not have the
> service coverage of the traditional big microscope companies but you will
> have a lot more personal contact with the development team.... and, yes, I
> don't know anything about their systems but it sounds you will be a bit of a
> beta tester... which may be part of the fun.
>
> Leoncio A. Vergara MD
> Assistant Director
> Center for Biomedical Engineering
> Assistant Professor
> Microbiology and Immunology
> University of Texas Medical Branch
> 409-750-2153 (cell)
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> Hello all,
>
> Thorlabs had an interesting display of confocal systems last week, at
> Experimental Biology in DC, that ranged from a multiphoton system to a
> resonant-only confocal that they informally quoted at <$70k, including
> lasers (!). The general theme seems to be stripped-down systems that do one
> thing well; e.g. they are still considering whether or how to integrate a
> FRAP function into their resonant device. I also wonder whether they have a
> suitable support network in place to handle maintenance and upgrade issues.
> As well, buying a new system with new software can make one feel like an
> unpaid beta tester. We might include their resonant scanner in a search for
> a live-cell dedicated scope, against spinning disc and swept field systems
> from PE, Andor and Nikon (the Ti base is a must), but I am on the fence
> about that.
>
> If anyone has experience with them, please feel free to contact me on line
> or off.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Tim
>
> Timothy Feinstein, PhD
> Postdoctoral Fellow
> Laboratory for GPCR Biology
> Dept. of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
> University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
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> Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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