Overview & Features
The CrestOptics X-Light confocal series, fully integrated with Nikon’s superb microscope platforms and optics, is designed to cover any imaging need: from a budget-friendly upgrade of a widefield microscope to a cutting-edge confocal system, and now further integrated with super-resolution capabilities for the most challenging applications.
The strength of CrestOptics solutions relies on the high quality of the optical design and on the flexibility of each component, allowing the generation of tailor-made solutions to match even the most demanding imaging challenges.
X-Light confocal series: See Brighter, See Faster, See More
Features
Specifications
| X-Light V2 | X-Light V3 | X-Light V3 with DeepSIM | X-Light DeepSIM Standalone | |
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| Maximum Speed | 15,000 RPM for up to 6000 fps | 15,000 RPM for V3, up to 13 fps for DeepSIM | up to 13 fps | |
| External Synchronization | Disk synchronization available | — | ||
| Disk Unit | Standard 50um for laser input or 60 µm for LED input. Dual pattern and customized pinholes/patterns available |
Standard 50 µm with different pinhole spacing. Customized pinholes/patterns available | Standard, High-Throughput, Deep Imaging Masks | |
| Brightfield | Motorized bypass mode as default feature | |||
| Field of View (Confocal) | 25 mm diagonal – 17.7 x 17.7 mm | |||
| Field of View (SIM) | n/a | 66 x 66 µm at 100X, 333 x 333 µm at 20X | ||
| Illumination | LED illumination via Liquid Light Guide (LLG) or Laser coupling via multi-mode optical fiber | Exclusive micro-lens based laser input for homogeneous illumination on large FOV. Multi-mode optical fiber input | ||
| Spectral Range | Excitation range: 400 – 750 nm Emission range: 400 – 850 nm |
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| Dichroic Mirror | 5 positions motorized | 3 positions motorized | single position manual | |
| Emission Filter Wheel | 8 positions motorized | |||
| External Control | USB serial control | |||
| Microscope Mount | Direct coupler | |||
| Camera Adapter | C-mount or F-mount | C-mount | ||
| Dual Camera Option | n/a | Integrated as default feature with motorized 3 positions filter slider | n/a | n/a |
| Operating Environment | Temperature 15‐35°C, 20‐75% RH | Temperature 23 ± 5°C, Humidity 70% RH or less | ||
| Power | Input: 100-240VAC, 2.5A, 47-63Hz | Input: 100-240VAC, ~3.0A, 50-60Hz | ||
| Microscope Compatibility | ECLIPSE Ti2 Series, ECLIPSE Ti Series | |||