December 17, 2014

gated STED increases the resolution of PicoQuant’s MicroTime 200

The gated STED technique improves the resolution of images even more than standard STED without compromising usability

PicoQuant GmbH, specialist in single photon counting applications and fluorescence instrumentation has signed an agreement with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) to use the gated STED technology (gSTED) in the new time-resolved confocal microscope MicroTime 200 STED.

November 19, 2014

Solea White now available

PicoQuant extends the range of available supercontinuum lasers

The new laser Solea White emits a broadband supercontinuum output between 480 nm and 700 nm from a polarization maintaining single mode fiber with FC/PC connector. The average spectral output of the supercontinuum reaches more than 250 mW at 40 MHz repetition rate, which corresponds to an average spectral density of 0.4 mW/nm. A special feature of the Solea White is the capability to be externally triggered at any repetition rate between 1 MHz and 40 MHz. This unique feature permits synchronization with other lasers for, e.g., multicolor excitation schemes.

October 29, 2014

New TCSPC system software for the HydraHarp 400

Version 3.0 features a new future proof file format.

The new software version 3.0 has been released and features improvements for stability and performance as well as a new future proof file format. The idea of that file format is to place individual header data items not in a strict file position and order but to tag the items by name, so that future additions do not harm existing software. The new file format will therefore be future proof in terms of maintenance and compatibility across new versions. It is also compatible with the powerful SymPhoTime 64 software.
 

October 28, 2014

PicoQuant and Nikon introduce a new software integration for FLIM and FCS measurements

The interface between PicoQuant's and Nikon's imaging software allows direct time-resolved data acquisition.

PicoQuant and Nikon present a new level of software cooperation in their FLIM & FCS Upgrade Kit for Nikon A1 and C2 laser scanning microscopes (LSM). A specially developed interface between PicoQuant's SymPhoTime 64 and Nikon's NIS-Elements allows direct time-resolved data acquisition out of the Nikon software.

September 5, 2014

PicoQuant releases STED add-on for the time-resolved confocal microscope MicroTime 200

The new MicroTime 200 STED reaches super-resolution below 50 nm

PicoQuant has released a STED (stimulated emission depletion) add-on for the time-resolved confocal microscope MicroTime 200. This new super-resolution extension allows the MicroTime 200 to perform measurements that break the diffraction limit of light reaching lateral resolutions below 50 nm.