LDI Laser Diode Illuminator

Designed and manufactured by our US distributors 89 North, the LDI is a multiline, solid-state laser illuminator offering up to 1000mW of output power via a multimode fiber at the price of lower power LED light engines.

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With feedback controlled output stability and up to a 100:1 linear dynamic range, the LDI is the ideal light source for a wide range of applications including spinning disk confocal microscopy, structured illumination microscopy, FRAP, photoactivation/photoconversion, and PALM/STORM.

Application Usage

  • Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy with Crest X-Light V2
  • Super Resolution SIM Imaging with Crest VCS
  • Optogenetics with DLPs or Multiport Illuminator
  • Photoactivation/Photoconversion with SLM or Multiport Illuminator
  • FRAP with SLM or Multiport Illuminator

Features and Benefits

  • Shorter exposures
  • Faster Imaging
  • Faster activation times in optogenetics and photoactivation experiments
  • Faster bleaching times in FRAP experiments

 

Feedback controlled optical stability

  • Quantitative imaging, ideally suited for ratiometric imaging
  • More repeatable optogenetics experiments

 

Up to 100:1 linear dynamic range

  • Ability to turn power down when needed and maintain stability and quantitative imaging

 

Configured for 7 lines

  • Covers most of the standard fluorescence probes

 

No user alignment

  • Easy to use and maintain

Research Examples

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FAQ

Cairns’s design ethos is based on compatibility across a wide range of manufacturers. In the rare case where we do not have a compatible part, we have a custom design team available to provide a solution. 

We provide a comprehensive 12-month warranty on all our products.

We aim for a delivery time of 2-4 weeks. However, the specific delivery time will be confirmed at the point of order.

We offer full training and support across our entire product range. 

Yes, we have full custom design capabilities and a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers available to provide a solution that meets your needs. 

Our CellCams are supported in Micro-Manager and we have a full SDK available. 

Customer Reviews

"The build quality of their equipment is excellent, and has proven both reliable and versatile in our lab’s day-to-day research; our Cairn equipment has provided years of dependable service."
Andrew James
“Over the past 20 years we have purchased a wide range of equipment from Cairn Research, ranging from several Optopatch amplifiers, OptoLED, Optosourse arc lamp and custom-made optical pathways for nanoscale measurements.”
Walter Marcotti
“What I love about this company is the quality and the reliability of every piece of equipment that I purchased. The instruments are made of high-grade materials (mostly aluminum for the optics components) and are intended for heavy everyday use in the laboratory. “
Andreas Werdich

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