CoolLEDs pE LED excitation systems

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CoolLEDs pE LED excitation systems
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CoolLED

• CoolLED is a UK-based specialist LED technology
  manufacturer
• It is owned by Custom Interconnect Ltd. (CIL), an
  established electronics manufacturing company
• CoolLEDs Life Sciences Analytical division
  supplies the pE family of LED excitation products
  
• CoolLED builds its LED products using the bare
  semiconductor LED die to achieve the highest
  possible performance.
• CoolLED is not restricted to commercially
  available packaged LED products which means it
  can offer a greater range of wavelengths,
  stability and intensity
• www.CoolLED.com

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Product Overview

• CoolLED pE-series of modular LED fluorescence
  excitation products with a choice from
  (currently) 18 wavelengths
• pE-1 is a 3-wavelength system
• pE-2 is a 4-wavelength system
• LEDs are carried on interchangeable LAMs (LED
  Array Modules)
• Manual Control Pod or Automation (e.g. MetaMorph)
• Instant On/Off and 0-100 control in 1 steps
• Stable, repeatable and homogeneous excitation
• Can be used in conjunction with other light
  sources
• Makes high speed Shutters and ND Filters
  redundant

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LED Wavelengths
CoolLED has the largest range of LED wavelengths
for exciting fluorophores
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Key Benefits

• Largest range of LED wavelengths
• LEDs actively-cooled for maximum intensity and
  stability
• Lifetime measured in tens of thousands of on
  hours
• Homogeneous excitation over FOV
• LED Array Modules (LAMs) are interchangeable for
  maximum flexibility and upgrade
• Repeatable, constant excitation during lifetime
• No moving parts, no need to re-align
• Fully integrated under NIS Elements MetaMorph,
  MicroManager, etc.
• Rapid Switching and Pulsing in under 300 ms
• Cost Effective option as Shutters and ND filters
  redundant

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LED Excitation
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LEDs are controllable
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Costs Safety
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Better Results with LEDs
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Traditional Lamps

• Mercury - Metal Halide (contains Mercury) - Xenon
• All suffer from the same drawbacks-

• Short Lifetime
• Warm-up/cool-down period Decreasing Intensity
• Use hazardous materials
• HS / Disposal issues
• On-going cost of lamps
• Lamps need re-aligned
• Unstable

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Mercury Lamps
Mercury Lamps
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Mercury Lamps
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Metal Halide Lamps
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Metal Halide Lamps
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Zeiss Colibri
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Zeiss Colibri
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Other LED sources
All other LED product suppliers are limited to
using commercially available LED packaged parts
which are not actively-cooled to achieve
CoolLEDs extra intensity and stability
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Summary

• Use of Mercury-based lamps will decline
• CoolLED LEDs offer your users many benefits
  including-
• Instant On/Off
• Control of intensity from 0-100 in 1 steps
• No alignment or lamp replacement
• In many instances, there can be an overall cost
  saving with a CoolLED system when shutters and ND
  filters are removed from microscope
• You can contact CoolLED for advice and
  recommendations to ensure users get best
  performance
• info_at_CoolLED.com www.CoolLED.com 44 (0)
  1264 320989