| News archive |
| 12.01.2010 |
A high power version of the green picosecond pulsed diode laser ("LDH-P-FA-530B") is now available with up to 2 mW average output power at 40 MHz repetition rate. |
| 22.12.2009 |
Three new application notes are available for download:
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| 16.11.2008 |
The 7th European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from November 09 - 12, 2009. Altogether more than 50 people from universities and industrie from 16 different countries participated. They attended 12 lectures and 5 hands-on experiment sessions with 7 different instruments from 3 companies, covering different methods and procedures in fluorescence spectroscopy. |
| 26.10.2009 |
Cooled PMTs for reduced dark counts as well as an extended red-sensitive PMT (300 nm - 900 nm) are now available. |
| 05.10.2009 |
A new SymPhoTime version (V 5.1.3) is now available. |
| 21.09.2009 |
The International Workshop on "Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Ultra Sensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences" organized by PicoQuant GmbH celebrated its 15th anniversary this year. Overall, the 15th workshop was an outstanding event with more than 170 participants from all over the world. It was celebrated by opening one afternoon session to the public. This "open afternoon", which attracted more than 40 additional listeners from the local campus, included as a highlight a plenary talk given by the 2009 Otto-Hahn-Preis winner Stefan W. Hell (MPI Göttingen, Germany) about "Far-field optical nanoscopy". The participants enjoyed additional plenary lectures, given by Toshio Yanagida (University of Osaka, Japan) and W.E. Moerner (University of Stanford, USA) as well as 44 highly up-to-date talks. Latest results where discussed during two poster sessions with more than 70 Posters.  Read the full press release (PDF file, 103kB) 
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| 25.08.2009 |
A new software version for the HydraHarp 400 has been released. The new software version 1.2 supports devices with up to 8 input channels and features an improved online ("real-time") - correlator for FCS experiments in the T2 mode. The software now also includes an indicator for critical measurement conditions such as pile-up or incorrect divider settings and already supports Windows 7. |
| 13.08.2009 |
The LSM Upgrade Kit now also supports the Nikon A1. |
| 06.08.2009 |
A new edition of the MicroTime 200 brochure is now available for download. |
| 20.07.2009 |
Laser heads emitting around 450 nm, 635 nm and 1310 nm are now available. |
| 17.07.2009 |
A special multichip laser module for the PDL 828 "Sepia II" has been released. The SML 828 synchronizes and combines the emission from four individual laser diodes into a common multimode fibre. In that way picosecond pulses are generated at a much higher power than available from a standard laser head. |
| 14.07.2009 |
The Multichannel Picosecond Event Timer & TCSPC Module HydraHarp 400 is now available with up to 8 channels with multi-stop capability and a Time-Tagged Time-Resolved mode with an unlimited measurement range at full resolution. |
| 10.06.2009 |
A new SymPhoTime version (V 5.1.2) is now available and includes improved FCS fitting and error analysis features. |
| 08.06.2009 |
Laser heads emitting around 1080 nm and 1120 nm are now available in pulsed as well as dual mode operation. |
| 26.05.2009 |
A new green (531 ± 3 nm) picosecond pulsed diode laser head is now available. The LDH-P-FA-530 can work at any repetition rate between 10 kHz and 40 MHz and offers pulse widths <100 ps. It emits from a FC/APC fibre connector and reaches 1 mW average output power at 40 MHz repetition rate. It can be controlled by the PDL 828 'Sepia II', the PDL 800-D and the PDL 800-B. |
| 04.05.2009 |
A new software version for the PicoHarp 300 has been released. The new software version 2.3 features an improved online ("real-time") - correlator for FCS that now also supports the T2 mode. The maximum measurement time in histogrammer mode has been extended to 100 hours and the software now includes an indicator for critical measurement conditions such as pile-up or incorrect divider settings. |
| 17.03.2009 |
FluoFit V4.4 is now available and includes an improved graphical export and is fully compatible to Windows Vista. |
| 09.03.2009 |
The PLS 255 is now available, emitting around 255 nm with up to 1 µW average power at 10 MHz repetition rate. |
| 23.02.2009 |
The 1st European Short Course on "Time-Resolved Microscopy and Correlation Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from February 17 - 19, 2009. This course was considered by all participants as a great and inspiring event. Altogether more than 40 people from universities and industrie from 15 different countries participated. They attended 6 lectures and 6 hands-on experiment sessions with 4 different instruments from 3 companies, covering different methods and procedures in (time-resolved) fluorescence microscopy such as FLIM, FLIM-FRET, FCS (auto- and cross correlation), FLCS, single molecule spectroscopy and data analysis. Due to the big success, a second course is planned for early 2010. |
| 10.02.2009 |
A new software version for the TimeHarp 200 has been released. The new version 6.1 provides several new features, notably a new real-time correlator for Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS), calculating autocorrelations and crosscorrelation simultaneously. It also supports control for further monochromator models, permitting the automated recording of Time-Resolved Emission Spectra (TRES). The new version also provides new device drivers for the latest 64 bit versions of Windows Vista. |
| 25.01.2009 |
PicoQuant has again awarded a "Young Investigator Award" at the session on "Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Imaging" during the BIOS / Photonics West show. The price was awarded to Sigrun Henkenjohann (University of Bielefeld), Nathan P. Wells (Los Alamos National Laboratories) and Jonas Fölling (MPI Göttingen). |
| 24.01.2009 |
PicoQuant and the Center for Biophotonics at UC Davis (CBST) have successfully hosted a joint hands-on workshop on "Making Single Molecule Fluorescence (Lifetime) Measurements Simple" for the fourth time. The workshop was held on January 22-23, 2009 at the premises of the CBST and was a big success. Nearly 40 people attended the course and enjoyed lectures and hands-on experiments. |
| 20.01.2009 |
A new SymPhoTime version (V 5.0) is now available and includes several new features such as an online-TCSPC histogramming during data acquisition and the possibility to reconstruct an instrument response function (IRF) from a measured decay curve. The new version also fully supports the HydraHarp 400 for data acquisition and analysis. |
12.12.2008 |
Laser heads at 485 nm are now available for the FSL 500 fast switched laser driver and the MDL 300 modulated laser driver. |
| 07.11.2008 |
The 6th European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from October 27 - 31, 2008. Altogether more than 70 people from universities and industrie from 23 different countries participated. They attended 14 lectures and 6 hands-on experiment sessions with 8 different instruments from 4 companies, covering different methods and procedures in fluorescence spectroscopy. |
| 09.10.2008 |
New technical note available for download:
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| 23.09.2008 |
Once again and now for the 14th time PicoQuant has invited the top researches working in the field of Single Molecule Spectroscopy to come together in Berlin for the International Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences". This workshop was a great success with 101 researchers participating and enjoying 37 talks and 32 posters. |
| 08.09.2008 |
The LDH 485 is now available with up to 2 mW average power at 40 MHz repetition rate. |
| 03.07.2008 |
The LDH 485 is now available. The new laser head emits around 485 nm with pulsewidths less than 90 ps and can generate more than 1 mW average power at 40 MHz repetition rate. |
| 27.06.2008 |
New technical notes available for download:
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| 14.04.2008 |
The PLS 570 is now available at offers up to 3 µW average power at 10 MHz repetition rate. |
| 11.04.2008 |
The Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Correlation Software SymPhoTime is now available in a new version. SymPhoTime V. 4.7 includes the first official release of a completely new developed scripting language that allow users to implement analysis techniques which are not part of the standard SymPhoTime environment. Further important improvements among others are the extension of the visalization functions during the measurements ("online-FCS") and an increase of the correlation speed for FCS and FLCS. |
| 01.04.2008 |
PicoQuant has released the HydraHarp 400 - a Multichannel Picosecond Event Timer & TCSPC Module. This outstanding and unique system features a time resolution down to 1 picosecond, up to 4 independent but synchronized input channels with multi-stop capability and a Time-Tagged Time-Resolved mode with an unlimited measurement range at full resolution. The system is first presented at the Analytica 2008 show in Munich. |
| 01.04.2008 |
PicoQuant GmbH is proud to announce that we have reached a new quality of sales support in North America. As a leading supplier of picosecond diode lasers, photon counting instrumentation, and time-resolved fluorescence systems, we consider the North American market to be very important. Therefore, we decided to focus our activities in a new legal entity. Starting April 1st, 2008 PicoQuant Photonics North America Inc. (PQPI) starts its operation allowing closer contact with our scientific and OEM customers. You will find all contact details at: www.picoquant-usa.com |
| 22.01.2008 |
PicoQuant has awarded a "Young Investigator Award" at the session on "Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Imaging" during the BIOS / Photonics West show. The price was awarded to Andrea M. Armani from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech). The award will again be awarded in 2009. |
| 21.01.2008 |
PicoQuant and the Center for Biophotonics at UC Davis (CBST) have successfully hosted a joint hands-on workshop on "Making Single Molecule Fluorescence (Lifetime) Measurements Simple" for the third time. The workshop was held on January 17-18, 2008 at the premises of the CBST and was a big success. Nearly 50 people attended the course and enjoyed lectures and hands-on experiments. |
| 19.01.2008 |
The compatibility of the LSM Upgrade Kit has been further expanded. Upgrades of the Olympus FluoView 1000 with the new multi-combiner system are now also possible. |
| 13.12.2007 | The upright time-resolved confocal fluorescence microscope
MicroTime 100 has been completely redesigned. The new designed uses optical fibres for the laser coupling as well as the connection of the photon counting detectors. In that way a variety of different excitation sources as well as detector configurations can be realized. |
| 19.11.2007 | A new version of the
PicoHarp 300 operating software is now available (Version 2.2). This version now supports Windows Vista x64 edition. |
| 07.11.2007 | The
5th European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from October 29 - November 2, 2007. Altogether more than 70 people from universities and industrie from 23 different countries participated. They attended 14 lectures and 6 hands-on experiment sessions with 8 different instruments from 4 companies, covering different methods and procedures in fluorescence spectroscopy. |
| 24.09.2007 | Once again and now
for the 13th time PicoQuant has invited the top researches working in the field of Single Molecule Spectroscopy to come together in Berlin for the International Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences". This workshop was a great success with 89 attendees, 38 exciting talks and 30 posters. The
14th workshop will be held on September 17-19, 2008 in Berlin. |
| 14.08.2007 | In collaboration with
BESSY we are now offering a free LabVIEW Software for the
PicoHarp300 acting as an EPICS Server for fill pattern monitoring in electron storage rings. |
| 10.07.2007 | A joint workshop between PicoQuant GmbH and the Center for Commercialization of Fluorescence Technologies at the University of North Texas Health Science Center will be held on August 30th. The workshop will deal with "Advanced Time-Domain Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy (FLIM, FRET, FCS & SMD)" and includes lectures as well as product demonstrations. |
| 06.07.2007 | The Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Correlation Software
SymPhoTime is now available in a new version. SymPhoTime V. 4.3 includes a prerelease of a completely new developed scripting language that allow users to implement analysis techniques which are not part of the standard SymPhoTime environment. |
| 12.06.2007 | At this years LASER 2007 exhibition in Munich, PicoQuant presented several new products, including the
PDL 800-D - a single channel picosecond diode laser driver with cw option as well as the
Wafercheck 150 - a semiconductor wafer analyser based on time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) measurements. |
| 26.03.2007 |
FluoPlot - a software to visualise / analyse Time-Resolved Emission Spectra (TRES) is now available and will be delivered with each
FluoTime 200 system. |
| 13.02.2007 | The Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Correlation Software
SymPhoTime is now available in a new version. The new version 4.2 now supports Fluorescence Lifetime Correlation Spectroscopy (FLCS), Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy using pulsed-interleaved excitation (PIE-FCS), multi point measurements and
total correlation in the T2-Mode of the PicoHarp 300 |
| 01.02.2007 | PicoQuant and the Center for Biophotonics at UC Davis (CBST) have successfully hosted a joint hands-on workshop on
"Making Single Molecule Fluorescence (Lifetime) Measurements Simple" for the second time. The workshop was held on January 18-19, 2007 at the premises of the CBST and was a big success. More than 50 people attended the course and enjoyed lectures and hands-on experiments. |
| 21.01.2007 | PicoQuant has awarded a
"Young Investigator Award" at the session on "Ultrasensitive and single-molecule detection technologies" at the 2007 SPIE Photonics West / BIOS conference. Due to the excellent quality of the talks, the price was finally split and awarded to H.R.C. Dietrich (TU Delft) and M.I. Rudenko (Univ. of California/Santa Cruz). |
| 20.01.2007 | The 4-channel universal detector router
PHR 800 for the
PicoHarp 300 (from hardware revision 2.0) is now available. The detector supports almost any detector signal including of course SPADs, PMTs and MCP-PMTs. |
| 29.11.2006 | The range of available
pulsed LEDs has again been extended. PicoQuant now offers pulsed LEDs between 260 and 340 nm in 10 nm steps. |
| 07.11.2006 | The
4th European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from October 30- November 3, 2006. Altogether 80 people from Universities and Industrie from more than 20 countries participated in this successful event, which consisted of 15 lectures and an experimental hands-on session with 10 different instruments from 5 companies. |
| 20.10.2006 | A new version of
FluoFit is now available. The version 4.2 now includes maximum likelikood estimation. |
| 18.10.2006 | A new version of the
PicoHarp 300 operating software is now available. This version now includes an online-FCS correlator ! |
| 28.09.2006 | The lasers of the
LDH-Series are now available with dual operation mode: cw and pulsed. This feature is only available with the
PDL 828 "Sepia II" |
| 26.09.2006 | Once again and now
for the 12th time PicoQuant has invited the top researches working in the field of Single Molecule Spectroscopy to come together in Berlin for the International Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences". This workshop was a great success with 100 attendees, 36 exciting talks and 35 posters. The
13th workshop will be held on September 19-21, 2007 in Berlin. |
| 20.07.2006 | Please visit our
updated bibliography. You will find a list of papers mentioning PicoQuant devices and/or written by us. The references are sorted by year of publishing and journal/book name; they are linked to the website of the appropriate publisher. |
| 19.07.2006 | A new version of the
TimeHarp 200 operating software is now available. This version now includes an online-FCS correlator ! |
| 19.06.2006 | The range of available
pulsed LEDs has again been extended. PicoQuant does now also offer a PLS at 265 nm. |
| 08.06.2006 | A new software version for the
NanoHarp 250 has been released. The new software version improves the features of the programmable trigger output. |
| 19.05.2006 | PicoQuant as announced a
Young Investigator award for the session on ultrasensitive and single- molecule detection technologies (BO127) at next year's SPIE Photonics West / BIOS conference (San Jose, January 20-25, 2007). |
| 24.04.2006 | PicoQuant as released a new brochure about the Time-resolved Confocal Fluorescence Microscope
MicroTime 200. The brochure gives a detailed description about this unique and powerful instrument capable of Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging at single molecule detection sensitivity. The 34-page publication includes various method- and application examples including Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Foerster Resonance Energy Transfer and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging. The brochure is available as a free copy
upon request. |
| 20.04.2006 | The
LDH 375 is now available with higher output power of up to 3 mW at 40 MHz repetition rate. |
| 28.02.2006 | The
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Correlation Software SymPhoTime (SW-MT) is now available in a new version. The new version 4.1.1 now supports the PicoHarp 300 TCSPC module and has some exciting new features like FCS fitting and PIE-FRET analysis. |
| 13.02.2006 | PicoQuant and the
Center for Biophotonics at UC Davis (CBST) successfully hosted a joint hands-on workshop on
"Making Single Molecule Fluorescence (Lifetime) Measurements Simple". The workshop was held on January 19-20, 2006 at the premises of the CBST and was a real success. More than 50 people attended the course and enjoyed lectures and hands-on experiments. |
| 01.02.2006 | A new version of
FluoFit is now available. The version 4.11 now supports global fitting and batch fitting for all models as well as numerical reconvolution analysis. |
| 23.01.2006 | The
LDH 470 is now available with higher output power of up to 3 mW at 40 MHz repetition rate. |
| 22.11.2005 | The
LDH 405 is now available with higher output power of up to 20 mW at 40 MHz repetition rate. This laser head uses a special longitudinal multimode laser, which results in a lower coupling efficiency into single mode fibres. However, the maximum available power after a single mode fibre is typcially > 3 mW ! |
| 07.11.2005 | The
3rd European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from October 31- November 4, 2005. Altogether 82 people from Universities and Industrie from more than 18 countries participated in this successful event, which consisted of 15 lectures and an experimental hands-on session with 12 different instruments from 5 companies. |
| 03.11.2005 | PicoQuant GmbH introduces the
PDL 828 - "Sepia II", the next generation of the famous PDL 808 "Sepia" multichannel picosecond diode laser. This new laser driver is completely computer controlled and can control up to eight individual laser heads in one rack providing maximum flexibility for simultaneous, interleaved and burst excitation even at multiple wavelengths. Laser wavelengths between 375 and 1550 nm are available. |
| 27.10.2005 | The
LDH 440 is now available with higher output power of up to 3 mW at 40 MHz repetition rate. |
| 26.09.2005 |
For the 11th time PicoQuant has invited the top researches working in the field of Single Molecule Spectroscopy to come together in Berlin for the International Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences". This workshop was outstanding with 121 attendees, 38 exciting talks and 34 posters. The 12th workshop will be held on September 20-22, 2006 in Berlin. During the workshop PicoQuant demonstrated a prototype of the PDL 828 "Sepia II" the new completely computer controlled multi-channel picosecond diode laser driver. |
| 01.08.2005 |
Micro-Photon-Devices (MPD) of Bolzano, Italy has named PicoQuant of Berlin, Germany to be the sole European distributor of the
PDM series single photon sensitive avalanche photodiodes (SPAD) developed and manufactured by MPD. This strategic partnership combines the leading scientific results in the field of SPADs by Prof. Sergio Cova and MPD with the outstanding system integration expertise in the field of Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) and Single Molecule Spectroscopy (SMS) of PicoQuant and will allow to develop even better systems in future.
An extensive evaluation study at PicoQuant has shown that the new PDM modules are very well suited for single photon counting applications including Single Molecule Spectroscopy. The modules show a timing response similar to multi-channel plate photomultiplier tubes, a high quantum efficiency in the visible range and an excellent timing stability even at extreme high count rates, which is of crucial importance for Single Molecule Spectroscopy and FLIM. Both companies will closely cooperate and offer solutions for applications such as time-resolved confocal microscopy, fluorescence lifetime measurements and fast timing applications, such as laser pulse characterisation.
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| 11.07.2005 | The
new UV pulsed LEDs are now available in a power optimized version. These versions are limited to a maximum repetition rate of 10 MHz, but allow a higher peak power. |
| 30.05.2005 | The
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Correlation Software SW-MT is now available in a new version. The new version 4.0 offers extended FLIM capabilities, additional ASCII export possibilities as well as an improved LSM support. |
| 18.05.2005 | A new software version for the
NanoHarp 250 has been released. The new software version offers a programmable trigger output and a new base resolution of 32 ns. Up to 262144 time bins are available, which results in a usable measurement time span of up to 2.15 s. |
| 27.04.2005 | The range of available
pulsed LEDs has further been extended. PicoQuant does now also offer a PLS at 295 nm - a wavelength that is traditionally used to excite the natural fluorescenct aminoacid tryptophan. |
| 05.04.2005 | The range of available
pulsed LEDs has again been extended. PicoQuant does now also offer a PLS at 310 nm. |
| 14.03.2005 | PicoQuant has moved its offices and laboratories to a
new building (Kekuléstrasse 7, 12489 Berlin). |
| 15.02.2005 | A new version of
FluoFit has been released. The version 4.0 features a new user interface, improved fitting algorithms, additional fitting functions and a new error analysis model. The software is now offered in two versions: FluoFit Basic and FluoFit Professional. |
| 13.12.2004 | PicoQuant introduces the
LSM Upgrade Kit to add temporal resolution to laser scanning microscopes. This upgrade gives the opportunity to perform e.g. Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) or Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS). |
| 12.11.2004 | The
PLS 280 and the PLS 340 are now available. The new pulsed LEDs are ideal for exciting natural fluorescent molecules like tyrosin, tryptophan and NATA. Furthermore these light sources could replace bulky laser systems like nitrogen lasers, excimer lasers or inefficient flash lamps. |
| 08.11.2004 | The
2nd European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held in Berlin, Adlershof from November 1-5, 2004. Altogether 73 people from Universities and Industrie from more than 15 countries participated in this successful event, which consisted of 18 lectures and an experimental hands-on session with 10 different instruments from 5 companies. Due to the success of this event a 3rd Course is planned for 2005. |
| 25.10.2004 | PicoQuant launches the
PicoHarp 300 Stand Alone TCSPC Module with USB 2.0 Interface. This photon counting device features a time bin resolution down to 4 ps, two identical, independent input channels with multi-stop capability and a Time-Tagged Time-Resolved mode with an unlimited measurement range at full resolution. In combination with an MCP-PMT overall instrument response functions down to 40 ps can be achieved. |
| 27.09.2004 |
For the 10th time PicoQuant has invited the top researches working in the field of Single Molecule Spectroscopy to come together in Berlin for the International Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences". This anniversary workshop was outstanding with 106 attendees, 37 exciting talks and 37 posters. The 11th workshop will be held on September 21-23, 2005 in Berlin. During the workshop PicoQuant demonstrated a prototype of the PicoHarp 300 Stand Alone TCSPC Module. |
| 25.08.2004 | The
PicoTA, developed in cooperation with Toptica, Ltd. is now available at wavelengths of 530 nm, 780 nm and 1060 nm. |
| 05.07.2004 | The
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Correlation Software SW-MT 1/2 is now available as a stand alone product. This software originally developed for the
MicroTime 200 provides virtually all algorithms and methods for the analysis of fluorescence dynamics users may require. |
| 03.06.2004 | A prototype of the
PicoTA at 530 nm, developed in cooperation with Toptica, Ltd. is now available for evaluation. |
| 01.06.2004 | Dr. Benedikt Krämer has joined PicoQuant from the "Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt" in Berlin. He started as senior scientist to strengthen the single molecule team of the Fluorescence Systems Division. |
| 01.06.2004 | Dr. Andreas Bülter has joined PicoQuant from the University of Bielefeld. He started to strengthen our sales and marketing division. |
| 11.05.2004 | "Analytica 2004" exhibition: PicoQuant demonstrated the
PicoTA at 530 nm, a compact green picosecond diode laser with an average output of 3mW at 80 MHZ repetition rate. |
| 10.03.2004 | PicoQuant extends the range of laser heads for its
MDL 300 modulated laser driver. |
| 01.03.2004 | PicoQuant launches the
NanoHarp 250 Multichannel Scaler/Photon Counter board for acquisition of fluorescence/luminescence decays on the nanosecond to millisecond time scale. The NanoHarp has a time bin resolution of 4 nanoseconds and up to 256k available bins. This results in a useable time span of 1.04 milliseconds. |
| 09.02.2004 | The new
LDH 470 laser head has been released. |
| 25.10.2003 | The
1st European Short Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" was held from October 20-24 in Berlin, Adlershof. Altogether 86 people from Universities and Industrie from more than 15 countries participated in this successful event. The
2nd European Short Course will be held from November 1-5, 2004 in Berlin, Adlershof. |
| 29.09.2003 | Once more in a successful series of events PicoQuant invited the top researchers working in the field of Single Molecule Spectroscopy to the
9th International Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences" held at PicoQuant in Berlin. The workshop was one of the best in its 9 year history and 75 attendees enjoyed 27 excellent talks and 15 posters. |
| 29.09.2003 | The first direct SHG of a 1063 nm diode from PicoQuant was shown as a concept study. |
| 10.07.2003 | Newly released software and New Developer's Library version 5.2 for TimeHarp 200 is now available. The new version 5.2 supports monochromator control and permits the automated recording of Time-Resolved Emission Spectra (TRES). The new version also supports the latest TimeHarp hardware and accessories from PicoQuant, notably the new NRT 400 router for PMT. External markers for synchronization with other processes in TTTR mode can now be recorded with selectable polarity. This provides synchronization with virtually all existing imaging devices including laser scanning microscopes (LSM). Owners of previous versions receive a free update. |
| 26.06.2003 | "Laser 2003" exhibition: 1st prototype of the PicoTA-110 laser system was introduced. It is an amplified picosecond diode laser system, developed in cooperation with Toptica Ltd. In addition a concept study for a new high power picosecond fibre coupled diode laser (upto 50 mW from a 400 µm fibre) was shown. |
| 18.03.2003 | A
4 channel router for multichannel applications with PMT detectors is now available for the TimeHarp 200 TCSPC board. |
| 23.01.2003 | Newly released software version 5.0 for
TimeHarp 200 is now available. The new version 5.0 supports Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) with the SCX 200 scan controller as well as recording of external markers for synchronization with other instruments such as scanning microscopes. Owners of previous versions receive a free update. |
| 23.11.2002 | PicoQuant expands production space and hired former Siemens Manager Siegfried Seifert as head of production department. |
| 08.10.2002 | The new
LDH 375 laser head has been released. |
| 27.09.2002 | We held the
8. Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in Life Science" in Berlin-Adlershof, more than 90 scientists have attended. The closing remarks where held by W.E. Moerner and Norman Dovichi. The
9th Workshop will be held September 2003 at PicoQuant GmbH. |
| 26.09.2002 | The
MicroTime 200 was introduced and the performance was demonstrated during 8. Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in Life Science" |
| 01.09.2002 | Release of the
TDA 200 trigger diode assembly for use with free running laser systems. It contains a high speed Si pin-photodiode, short focus collimation lens, integrated filter holder and threads for a mounting post. |
| 18.08.2002 |
New release 3.1 of
FluoFit software now supporting Windows XP and with a full-featured graphic installer. Owners of previous versions receive a free update.
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| 01.08.2002 | New release of the detector module
PMA series. The detector is a single photon sensitive, fast time response and low-noise photon sensor from PicoQuant. It consists of a fast photon counting photomultiplier, a high voltage power supply and a pre-amplifier module all in a gold plated iron housing. The module combines the outstanding features of Hamamatsu PMT's, the performance of a built in equivalent of the PAM 102 preamplifier with a superior RF and magnetic shielding. |
| 01.06.2002 | PicoQuant added chemical lab space and a new production floor to its facilities now having 6000 sft space available. |
| 01.02.2002 | For the
TimeHarp 200 a new driver DLL version 4.0 has been released. Now supporting Windows XP and a
4 channel router for multichannel applications with SPAD detectors. Furthermore it supports TTTR mode at sustained count rates as high as 2 MCounts/sec. The library supports custom program development with C/C++, Delphi, LabVIEW and Visual Basic. Demo code for all languages is provided. |
| 01.12.2001 |
Dr. Felix Koberling has joined PicoQuant from the Single Molecule Group of Prof. Dr. Basché, University of Mainz. He started as senior scientist to strengthen the single molecule team of the Fluorescence Systems Division.
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| 20.11.2001 |
PicoQuant introduces the
MicroTime 100 system. The MicroTime 100 time-resolved microscope contains the complete optics and electronics for recording fluorescence decays of small volumes.
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| 15.11.2001 |
PicoQuant introduces the
TimePipe 100 system. The TimePipe 100 is a distributed temperature measurement system.
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| 08.11.2001 | For the TimeHarp 200 a new software version 3.0 has been released. Now supporting Windows XP and a
4 channel router for multichannel applications with SPAD detectors. The
TimeHarp 200 is the most compact and cost efficient complete system for picosecond time-resolved fluorescence measurements available today. |
| 07.11.2001 | A
4 channel router for multichannel applications with SPAD detectors is now available for the TimeHarp 200 TCSPC board. |
| 26.10.2001 |
 The re-designed
FluoTime 100 is now ready for shipping. It features a larger sample chamber, increased stability and larger variety of detector options.
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| 01.10.2001 |
Dr. Peter Kapusta has joined PicoQuant from the Czech Technical University in Prague. He started as senior scientist for the Fluorescence Systems Division.
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| 28.09.2001 | We held the
7. Workshop on "Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in Life Science" in Berlin-Adlershof, more than 80 scientists have attended. The 8th Workshop will be held September 2002 at PicoQuant GmbH. |
| 30.07.2001 |
PicoQuant introduces a new PCI-board for Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting, the
TimeHarp 200. The TimeHarp 200 is the most compact and cost efficient allround system for picosecond time resolved measurements available today.
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| 01.07.2001 |
Following the successful short courses on
"Principles and Applications of Time-Resolved Fluorescence" by Dr. J.R. Lakowicz at the Center of Fluorescence Spectroscopy (CFS) in Baltimore a European course will be offered in October 2003 in Berlin, Germany. The course consists of lectures as well as instrumentation and software hands-on training. Local organization is handled by PicoQuant and the key lectures are given by Prof. J. Lakowicz and other invited speakers. Information about the new European course will be available here soon. The new event will complement our own workshops on
Single Molecule Detection.
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| 01.06.2001 |
PicoQuant introduces the new multichannel picosecond diode laser driver
PDL 808 "Sepia", a modular driver to work with up to 8 picosecond diode laser heads or LEDs. It produces light pulses from single shot to 40 MHz in various operation modes such as synchronous, delayed or sequential. Applications are in lidar, optical tomography and multispectral time-resolved fluorescence work.
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| 10.04.2001 |
PicoQuant introduces the world's first True Blue Picosecond Diode Laser at 440 nm, 40MHz repetition rate and >100mW peak power. The device meets the urgent demand for affordable and compact blue excitation sources in the life sciences. The new development makes PicoQuant's set of interchangeable picosecond light sources running on one driver box the most complete available today.
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| 26.01.2001 | Michael Wahl presented an invited talk on "Time-correlated photon counting instrumentation for time-resolved photoluminescence measurement on semiconductor surfaces" at the SPIE Symposium on Integrated Optics, San José, USA. |
| 23.10.2000 |
 Dr. Michael Wahl has been awarded by "Laser Focus World" for his article on "Time-resolved photoluminescence characterizes semiconductors"
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| 15.08.2000 |
The modulated diode laser driver MDL 300 is now available with a 400 nm laser head allowing modulation up to 900 MHz |
| 07.05.2000 |
Our
PDL 800-B / LDH 400 Violet Picosecond Diode Laser is voted Top Ten new product at CLEO/QELS 2000, San Francisco, USA |
Dr. Michael Wahl