Confocal Microscope, Olympus FV-1000
This laser scanning confocal microscope has a variety of excitation laser sources and three separate detector channels. The motorized stage allows sample acquisition from many locations. The computer controlled filter selections means the user simple selects the appropriate dyes from a list and the instrument then configures the laser excitation sources and detector channels.
Laser excitation wavelengths include 405nm, 457 nm, 488nm, 514 nm, 568nm, 633nm, and 748nm.
There are three separate detector channels with two of the channels having gratings before the detector; this allows a more precise control of the signal being acquired.
Below is an example image that we acquired from the instrument (the image has been compressed for viewing on the web):
