2-in-1 laser combiner for optogenetics and neuroscience

2-in-1 Laser combiner for optogenetics and neuroscience

Optogenetics overcomes the disadvantages of traditional methods of the activity control for the cell and organism, and also provides a revolutionary method for the research of neuroscience. Thus, Iberoptics offers the 2-in-1 laser engine for Optogenetics and Neuroscience. Here, you can find a typical setup for this application:

System Description

Accessories

Fiber Patch cables
MM Fiber (50-400 um)
Wavelength range: 320 nm - 2200 nm
Fiber length: 1m, 2m, other on request, and (FC, SMA905 optional)

Fiber Optic Cannula and mating sleeve
Implantable Fiber Optic Cannula
Outer Diameter of cannula: Φ1.25mm、Φ2.5mm
Cannula: Ceramic, stainless steel

Rotary Joint
Prevents fiber damage from specimen movement
Connector:FC or SMA905
Wavelength range: 320 - 2200 nm

Acusto-optic modulator
Modulation rate: 1-1MHz
Diffraction Efficiency: >75%
Wavelength range: 450-850 nm 

Beam Shutter
Delay from the electrical signal: 8ms
Repetition Rate: 0-10Hz
Rising time and fall time: 0.7ms

Here you can find some research achievements with this family of optogenetic-neuroscience lasers:

- Ultrahigh accuracy imaging modality for super-localization microscopy 
(Nature Methods, VOL.10,2013,335) (635nm and 488nm)
- Control of a specific motor program by a small brain area in zebrafish
(Front Neural Circuits, 2013; 7: 67) (405nm and 457nm)