Re: FW: A1 - IR port and multiphoton compatibility

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Dear Michael and Darran,

I guess the optional IR Port is given to enable the users to upgrade the
system in to multiphoton with IR lasers in future. However, as the patent on
multiphoton is not yet expired, Nikon may not make a system as multiphoton
ready as a factory assembled unit. The optics of the inverted microscope
platforms like TE2000E-PFS and Ti-E are IR optimized. The focal drift
control system of the inverted microscope, what Nikon calls perfect focus
system (PFS) is also enhanced as they are capable of handling the dyes of
far red region. The fast pulsed lasers that are available commercially can
be used through the IR port.

Gene Maverick.