Fibre laser vendors for super-resolution microscopy?

[Seamus Holden]

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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

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[Douglas Richardson]

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I've always been impressed with MPB for the reasons you mentioned. Mobious
Photonics (now IPG) used to make a multi-line "rainbow" high-power fiber
laser.  I don't see it on their website anymore though, only these:
http://www.ipgphotonics.com/products_raman.htm

-Doug

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:36 AM, Seamus Holden <[hidden email]> wrote:

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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
>
> --
> Dr Seamus Holden
> Post-doctoral Fellow
> Bâtiment des Sciences Physiques
> École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
> CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
>
> Phone: [phone]
>