Illumination and ablation laser module for microscope
Andor Technology

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.