SOLA SE II Light Engine, LED White Light Source, Electronic Control

Newport is now offering microscopists and the life sciences a truly bright, automated arc lamp replacement with the release of the SOLA-SE-II light engine. The SOLA-SE-II, by Lumencor, produces white light in the form of continuous spectral output from 380 to 680 nm and is suitable for imaging the most common fluorophores and fluorescent proteins.

This light engine builds on Lumencor’s core, patented solid state light source technology. The output of a family of sources is combined to generate optical power exceeding that of traditional scientific lamps. The SOLA-SE-II exceeds lamp performance in the form of powerful, cool, stable, robust, UV- and IR-free light production, and allows the user simple integration with existing filter cubes and hardware configurations. This additional flexibility provides individual users, core facilities, and OEMs a superior excitation subsystem. SOLA-SE-II light engines can be controlled by every microscopy software in the marketplace via USB. The SOLA-SE-II can be integrated with high end cameras. In so doing, they enable light blanking during framereadout. This prolongs sample life and minimizes photobleaching during sample illumination.

No replaceable parts make this product the most cost effective white light source on the market. The expected lifetime of the SOLA-SE-II is greater than 20,000 hours. Short warm-up time and superior stability mean these are all usable, working hours with highly reproducible output power. All light engines are mercury free and RoHS compliant with a rated intensity of 30-40 W/cm².