Spectra-Physics InSight X3
Spectra-Physics’ new InSight® X3™ is the third generation of Spectra-Physics’ industry leading InSight platform, specifically designed for advanced multiphoton microscopy applications.
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Broadest tuning range: 680 nm to 1300 nm for deepest imaging
Based on patented technology, InSight X3 features a broad 680 nm to 1300 nm continuous, gap free tuning from a single source, nearly double the tuning range of legacy Ti:Sapphire ultrafast lasers.
Dual output at 1045 nm with optional pre-compensation for two-color imaging
When equipped with the fixed 1045 nm dual beam option, InSight X3 fully supports the diverse needs of multimodal imaging. The two synchronized output beams enable easy simultaneous imaging of various fluorescence proteins (for example GFP and mCherry) and genetically encoded calcium indicators (GCaMP6 and jRGECO1a), SHG/THG imaging, and advanced imaging techniques such as CARS and SRS.
Short pulse width and highest peak power for maximum fluorescence
The InSight X3 delivers high average and peak power levels across the tuning range, including critical near infrared wavelengths above 900 nm for deepest penetration in-vivo.
Applications
- Multiphoton microscopy
- Multimodal imaging including CARS, SRS, SHG, THG
- Optogenetics
- Time-resolved photoluminescence
- Non-linear spectroscopy
- Optical computed tomography
- Surface second harmonic generation
- Terahertz imaging
- Semiconductor metrology
InSight X3 | |
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Tuning Range | 680 nm–1300 nm |
Average Power | >1.0 W at 700 nm |
>1.6 W at 800 nm | |
>2.0 W at 900 nm | |
>1.8 W at 1000 nm | |
>1.6 W at 1100 nm | |
>1.4 W at 1200 nm | |
>1.0 W at 1300 nm | |
Pulse Width | <200 fs |
Pre-compensation Dispersion Range | 680 nm: -12,000 fs2 to -40,000 fs2 |
800 nm: 0 fs2 to -25,000 fs2 | |
1050 nm: 0 fs2 to -10,000 fs2 | |
1300 nm: -3,000 fs2 to -8,000 fs2 | |
Dual Option | |
Tuning Range | 1045 nm (fixed) |
Average Power | >2.0 W at 1045 nm |
Pulse Width | <200 fs |
Pre-compensation Dispersion Range | Optional1045 nm: – 15,000 fs2 fixed |
InSight X3 / Dual Option | |
Repetition Rate | 80 MHz ±0.5 MHz |
Noise | <0.5% |
Stability | <±1% |
Spatial Mode | TEM00, M2 <1.2 |
Polarization | >500:1 horizontal |
Beam Divergence, full angle | <1.5 mrad |
Beam Diameter (1/e2) | 1.1 ±0.2 mm |
Beam Roundness | 0.8–1.2 |
Beam Pointing Stability | <350 µrad full range |
Tuning Speed | >50 nm/sec full range |