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Hi everybody.
Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
elements you can recommend?
I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
Thanks.
Petro.
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Hello Petro,

I believe Chroma and Semrock can provide customised filters, and they are top quality, but can be pricey.
All the best,

Alex
 
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Hi Pedro,

Semrock and Chroma are the "standard of care" for dichroics and
interference filters. There is little to no reason to bother with other
vendors (except price, which is probably a trivial difference compared
to total cost of ownership of whatever instrument(s) you are going to
put them in).

Semrock circular and rectangular (or square) prices and be seen in the
"custom size" part of each filter page, example,

https://www.semrock.com/FilterDetails.aspx?id=FF01-618/50-25

(you can check with Chroma on their pricing).

With respect to dichroics, I am getting good results with the
reflection/transmission RT10/90 and "RT03/97" beamsplitter cubes (glass
and cube from Thorlabs, cube has just that filter, no exciter or
emitter, since our Lumencor SPECTRA-III 360's 8 LED lamp and 10 position
filter wheel in light path), current LEDs have plenty of power and/or
modest increase in exposure time

http://confocal.jhu.edu/current-equipment/fishscope

Same beamsplitter: no movement there between acquisitions. The web page
credits Sawano ... Miyawaki et al 2002 Biophys J, for the "RT" approach
(very likely others have published similar, this is the paper that
inspired me).

Disclosure(s): Lumencor: We -- Lauren Blake and I -- recently won the
Lumencor Earthday 2020 competition, prize being a Lumencor SOLA SE-uNIR
lamp (all channels off or on; SPECTRA have individual LED control),
using the FISHscope (the emission filters are from Semrock, wheel in
IX83 deck from Sutter; IX83 purchased from John Gibas, my predecessor as
image core manager here at JHU SOM).

https://lumencor.com/2020/09/23/september-2020-light-bytes/

I also want to give a shout out to T. Rao, UAB, the 3rd place winner,
for their beautiful interference reflection contrast microscopy (IRM,
aka RICM) image (one of several channels). Quantitative IRM (qIRM) is
doable, distance from coverglass to bottom of cell in nanometers (and
edges of cell), decades before other super-resolution microscopy
methods. See Ploem and Prins 2017 RMS InFocus (open access)
https://www.rms.org.uk/study-read/infocus-magazine/infocus-listing/reflection-contrast-microscopy-review.html 
and https://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/72 and/or search pubmed or email
me directly.

Happy 2020,

George


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> Hi everybody.
> Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
> elements you can recommend?
> I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
> Thanks.
> Petro.
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Hi Petro,

A few of my favorite optics companies are all from Germany ;-)

1) Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH (https://www.sukhamburg.com/)
Their fiber couplers and collimators are awesome as well as their fiber
cables (single-mode, polarization-maintaining or multimode). This is the go
to company if your setup is pol sensitive and / or if you care about having
a clean beam and an undisturbed wavefront (e.g. for STED).

2) OWIS GmbH (https://www.owis.eu/en/home/)
They have an optics sortiment, but they are more focused on optical beam
handling systems and positioning systems and they are very good at it. If
you care about precision (e.g. for interferometric setups like 4Pi
microscopes), you should go for them. And yes, they are more expensive than
Thorlabs, but there is a very good reason for it: Their products are super
reliable and robust and very precise.

3) Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/index.php?lang=1& )
This company is in the heart of Germany (in Goettingen). Qioptiq has a big
optomechanics and precision optics sortiment. When I worked at the MPI in
Goettingen, we used to buy our Achromats at Qioptiq (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Precision-Optics/LINOS-Achromats-Lens-Systems/
). BTW: They have a cute little optics design software called Winlens 3D (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Optics-Software/Winlens-Optical-Design-Software/
). It's a bit like Zemax, but it is for free.

4) B.Halle (https://www.b-halle.de/home_en.html )
Last but definitely not least is a company in Berlin called B.Halle. It is
the Porsche among the prism, retarder (lambda/2, lambda/4) and polariser
companies. They do not strongly advertise their products and their webpage
looks like from the 90s, but the products are just worldclass. Do not build
a pol sensitive optical system with other lambda/2, lambda/4 and pol beam
splitters, if you want to save yourself time and nerves. Their products are
perfect for STED, RESOLFT, etc. Compare the specs of their products with
the products of other companies and you will see.

I hope the list is helpful. Feel free to contact me in case of questions.

Best regards,

Ulrike

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> Hi everybody.
> Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
> elements you can recommend?
> I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
> Thanks.
> Petro.
>
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Hi Petro,

all the companies, which Ulrike listed I can recommend as well and
beside these, you can also look at these:

https://www.ultrafast-innovations.com/   for multiphoton, but also other
custom-optics

and

https://www.deltaopticalthinfilm.com/products/   all kind of custom
filters, but also standard products with very high quality

For custom filter  it is always worth to ask several companies as prices
will/could vary a lot.

Best

Roland




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Microscopy and Image Analysis Platform (MIAP)

Habsburgerstr.49

79104 Freiburg

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Am 12.12.2020 um 21:10 schrieb Ulrike Boehm:

> *****
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> *****
>
> Hi Petro,
>
> A few of my favorite optics companies are all from Germany ;-)
>
> 1) Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH (https://www.sukhamburg.com/)
> Their fiber couplers and collimators are awesome as well as their fiber
> cables (single-mode, polarization-maintaining or multimode). This is the go
> to company if your setup is pol sensitive and / or if you care about having
> a clean beam and an undisturbed wavefront (e.g. for STED).
>
> 2) OWIS GmbH (https://www.owis.eu/en/home/)
> They have an optics sortiment, but they are more focused on optical beam
> handling systems and positioning systems and they are very good at it. If
> you care about precision (e.g. for interferometric setups like 4Pi
> microscopes), you should go for them. And yes, they are more expensive than
> Thorlabs, but there is a very good reason for it: Their products are super
> reliable and robust and very precise.
>
> 3) Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG (
> https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/index.php?lang=1& )
> This company is in the heart of Germany (in Goettingen). Qioptiq has a big
> optomechanics and precision optics sortiment. When I worked at the MPI in
> Goettingen, we used to buy our Achromats at Qioptiq (
> https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Precision-Optics/LINOS-Achromats-Lens-Systems/
> ). BTW: They have a cute little optics design software called Winlens 3D (
> https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Optics-Software/Winlens-Optical-Design-Software/
> ). It's a bit like Zemax, but it is for free.
>
> 4) B.Halle (https://www.b-halle.de/home_en.html )
> Last but definitely not least is a company in Berlin called B.Halle. It is
> the Porsche among the prism, retarder (lambda/2, lambda/4) and polariser
> companies. They do not strongly advertise their products and their webpage
> looks like from the 90s, but the products are just worldclass. Do not build
> a pol sensitive optical system with other lambda/2, lambda/4 and pol beam
> splitters, if you want to save yourself time and nerves. Their products are
> perfect for STED, RESOLFT, etc. Compare the specs of their products with
> the products of other companies and you will see.
>
> I hope the list is helpful. Feel free to contact me in case of questions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ulrike
>
> ____________________
> Ulrike Boehm, Ph.D.
> Research Specialist
> Advanced Imaging Center
> HHMI - Janelia Research Campus
> 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147
> 571-209-4000 x1356 | [hidden email]
> Twitter: @Ulrike_Boehm <https://twitter.com/Ulrike_Boehm/>
>
> On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 at 09:34, Khoroshyy Petro <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
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>> *****
>>
>> Hi everybody.
>> Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
>> elements you can recommend?
>> I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
>> Thanks.
>> Petro.
>>
Julio MATEOS_LANGERAK Julio MATEOS_LANGERAK
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Hi,

I have very good experience with Alluxa

https://www.alluxa.com<https://www.alluxa.com/optical-filter-catalog/dichroic-beamsplitter.html>

Best, Julio

Sent from my iPhone

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Hi Petro,

all the companies, which Ulrike listed I can recommend as well and beside these, you can also look at these:

https://www.ultrafast-innovations.com/   for multiphoton, but also other custom-optics

and

https://www.deltaopticalthinfilm.com/products/   all kind of custom filters, but also standard products with very high quality

For custom filter  it is always worth to ask several companies as prices will/could vary a lot.

Best

Roland




*Change the quality of Light Microscopy Imaging   and join the international initiative*

*"Quality Assessment and Reproducibility for Instruments & Images in Light Microscopy" - QUAREP-LiMi*

furtherdetails at https://quarep.org/ <https://quarep.org/>

***********************************************************

Dr. Roland Nitschke

Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg

Life Imaging Center (LIC)

Microscopy and Image Analysis Platform (MIAP)

Habsburgerstr.49

79104 Freiburg

Germany

e-mail: [hidden email]  <mailto:[hidden email]>

phone:+49 761 203 2934

fax:+49 761 203 2941

web  LIC:https://miap.eu/miap-units/life-imaging-center-lic  <https://miap.eu/miap-units/life-imaging-center-lic>

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Am 12.12.2020 um 21:10 schrieb Ulrike Boehm:
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Hi Petro,

A few of my favorite optics companies are all from Germany ;-)

1) Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH (https://www.sukhamburg.com/)
Their fiber couplers and collimators are awesome as well as their fiber
cables (single-mode, polarization-maintaining or multimode). This is the go
to company if your setup is pol sensitive and / or if you care about having
a clean beam and an undisturbed wavefront (e.g. for STED).

2) OWIS GmbH (https://www.owis.eu/en/home/)
They have an optics sortiment, but they are more focused on optical beam
handling systems and positioning systems and they are very good at it. If
you care about precision (e.g. for interferometric setups like 4Pi
microscopes), you should go for them. And yes, they are more expensive than
Thorlabs, but there is a very good reason for it: Their products are super
reliable and robust and very precise.

3) Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/index.php?lang=1& )
This company is in the heart of Germany (in Goettingen). Qioptiq has a big
optomechanics and precision optics sortiment. When I worked at the MPI in
Goettingen, we used to buy our Achromats at Qioptiq (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Precision-Optics/LINOS-Achromats-Lens-Systems/
). BTW: They have a cute little optics design software called Winlens 3D (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Optics-Software/Winlens-Optical-Design-Software/
). It's a bit like Zemax, but it is for free.

4) B.Halle (https://www.b-halle.de/home_en.html )
Last but definitely not least is a company in Berlin called B.Halle. It is
the Porsche among the prism, retarder (lambda/2, lambda/4) and polariser
companies. They do not strongly advertise their products and their webpage
looks like from the 90s, but the products are just worldclass. Do not build
a pol sensitive optical system with other lambda/2, lambda/4 and pol beam
splitters, if you want to save yourself time and nerves. Their products are
perfect for STED, RESOLFT, etc. Compare the specs of their products with
the products of other companies and you will see.

I hope the list is helpful. Feel free to contact me in case of questions.

Best regards,

Ulrike

____________________
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Research Specialist
Advanced Imaging Center
HHMI - Janelia Research Campus
19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147
571-209-4000 x1356 | [hidden email]
Twitter: @Ulrike_Boehm <https://twitter.com/Ulrike_Boehm/>

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Hi everybody.
Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
elements you can recommend?
I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
Thanks.
Petro.

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Hi,

I can mention :

https://www.knightoptical.com/stock/default/

I have good experience. I purchased dichroic mirrors.

best,

Laszlo

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Hi,

I have very good experience with Alluxa

https://www.alluxa.com<https://www.alluxa.com/optical-filter-catalog/dichroic-beamsplitter.html>

Best, Julio

Sent from my iPhone

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Hi Petro,

all the companies, which Ulrike listed I can recommend as well and beside these, you can also look at these:

https://www.ultrafast-innovations.com/   for multiphoton, but also other custom-optics

and

https://www.deltaopticalthinfilm.com/products/   all kind of custom filters, but also standard products with very high quality

For custom filter  it is always worth to ask several companies as prices will/could vary a lot.

Best

Roland




*Change the quality of Light Microscopy Imaging   and join the international initiative*

*"Quality Assessment and Reproducibility for Instruments & Images in Light Microscopy" - QUAREP-LiMi*

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Dr. Roland Nitschke

Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg

Life Imaging Center (LIC)

Microscopy and Image Analysis Platform (MIAP)

Habsburgerstr.49

79104 Freiburg

Germany

e-mail: [hidden email]  <mailto:[hidden email]>

phone:+49 761 203 2934

fax:+49 761 203 2941

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Am 12.12.2020 um 21:10 schrieb Ulrike Boehm:
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Hi Petro,

A few of my favorite optics companies are all from Germany ;-)

1) Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH (https://www.sukhamburg.com/)
Their fiber couplers and collimators are awesome as well as their fiber
cables (single-mode, polarization-maintaining or multimode). This is the go
to company if your setup is pol sensitive and / or if you care about having
a clean beam and an undisturbed wavefront (e.g. for STED).

2) OWIS GmbH (https://www.owis.eu/en/home/)
They have an optics sortiment, but they are more focused on optical beam
handling systems and positioning systems and they are very good at it. If
you care about precision (e.g. for interferometric setups like 4Pi
microscopes), you should go for them. And yes, they are more expensive than
Thorlabs, but there is a very good reason for it: Their products are super
reliable and robust and very precise.

3) Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/index.php?lang=1& )
This company is in the heart of Germany (in Goettingen). Qioptiq has a big
optomechanics and precision optics sortiment. When I worked at the MPI in
Goettingen, we used to buy our Achromats at Qioptiq (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Precision-Optics/LINOS-Achromats-Lens-Systems/
). BTW: They have a cute little optics design software called Winlens 3D (
https://www.qioptiq-shop.com/en/Optics-Software/Winlens-Optical-Design-Software/
). It's a bit like Zemax, but it is for free.

4) B.Halle (https://www.b-halle.de/home_en.html )
Last but definitely not least is a company in Berlin called B.Halle. It is
the Porsche among the prism, retarder (lambda/2, lambda/4) and polariser
companies. They do not strongly advertise their products and their webpage
looks like from the 90s, but the products are just worldclass. Do not build
a pol sensitive optical system with other lambda/2, lambda/4 and pol beam
splitters, if you want to save yourself time and nerves. Their products are
perfect for STED, RESOLFT, etc. Compare the specs of their products with
the products of other companies and you will see.

I hope the list is helpful. Feel free to contact me in case of questions.

Best regards,

Ulrike

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Research Specialist
Advanced Imaging Center
HHMI - Janelia Research Campus
19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147
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Hi everybody.
Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
elements you can recommend?
I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
Thanks.
Petro.
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Hi Petro,

I have very good experience with AHF.

They have filter blocks, holders and adapters for all major brands.

https://www.ahf.de/en/products/spectral-analysis-photonic/optical-filters/filter-cubes-and-holders/



They install whichever filter set you need and ship the filter cube/holder
in ready-to-use format. They also offer custom design.

https://www.ahf.de/en/products/spectral-analysis-photonic/optical-filters/custom-specific-filters-beamsplitters/



Their customer support is very good, and they also have very reasonable
prices.



Best regards,

Ferhan



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> Hi everybody.
> Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of optical
> elements you can recommend?
> I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
> Thanks.
> Petro.
>
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Hi everybody.
Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I appreciate it, and some of the
suppliers I have not heard about before.

If someone knows some cheaper sources I would also be interested.
Some time ago some people mentioned purchasing filters from China, but I
cannot find now this post, not sure it was in this list. Anyone have
experience like that.

Thanks again.
Best regards.
Petro.

On Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 2:20 PM Ferhan A <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Hi Petro,
>
> I have very good experience with AHF.
>
> They have filter blocks, holders and adapters for all major brands.
>
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> https://www.ahf.de/en/products/spectral-analysis-photonic/optical-filters/filter-cubes-and-holders/
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> They install whichever filter set you need and ship the filter cube/holder
> in ready-to-use format. They also offer custom design.
>
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> https://www.ahf.de/en/products/spectral-analysis-photonic/optical-filters/custom-specific-filters-beamsplitters/
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> Their customer support is very good, and they also have very reasonable
> prices.
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> Best regards,
>
> Ferhan
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> Ferhan Ayaydin, Ph.D.
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> Head of Advanced Core Facility
> HCEMM, Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine
> Functional Cell Biology and Immunology Advanced Core Facility
> University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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> Biological Research Centre,
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> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 3:35 PM Khoroshyy Petro <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
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> > Hi everybody.
> > Apart from Thorlabs, edmund optics, Newport, what other supplies of
> optical
> > elements you can recommend?
> > I especially interested in custom sized dichroics and filters.
> > Thanks.
> > Petro.
> >
>
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