Pulsed STED Depletion Laser

Onefive and Leica Microsystems have signed an exclusive agreement on a pulsed STED depletion laser at 775 nm, which will allow Leica STED super-resolution microscope to achieve sub-30 nm resolution in a simple and cost-effective manner.

Under the terms of the agreement, Onefive will be the exclusive supplier of the STED depletion laser – the Katana-08 HP. The company will also provide Leica with dual-color single-box excitation lasers.

The picosecond laser platform, which has been available in the market since 2010 has been further streamlined to STED applications to deliver 600 ps pulses to enhance the performance of the Leica’s super-resolution microscope system TCS SP8 STED 3X (STED 3X). Operating as STED beam at 775 nm in pulsed regime, the laser allows to achieve sub-30 nm resolution.