Laser 2000

Corporate Social Responsibility

We take the wellbeing of our employees very seriously, and look to give back to the community wherever we can.
Here are examples of some of the programmes that Laser 2000 has set up, sponsored, or otherwise supported in recent years.

Laser 2000 proudly supports the following initiatives, and more:

Laser Safety Barriers – Roll-up barrier setup [VIDEO]

Having a roll up laser safety barrier is a must have addition to your laboratory environment and setting up laser safety roll-up barriers has never been easier. Thanks to laser vision’s innovative design you can now set up laser safety barriers with this easy 7 step guide.

Laser Safety – The 3 most important specs to consider when purchasing filters

Our laser filters have a wide range of specification for your perfect set up. However there are 3 primary specifications that are crucial for any filters success. These include Optical density, Daylight transmission and Colour vision.

Laser Safety – New 2016/425 PPE Regulations

Keeping up to date with your laser safety regulations is extremely important for protection.
Check the new regulations and certifications to see if you need a new and updated product.

Fighting Cancer

Explore the technology that allows IR-Hyperspectral Microscope to provide Label-Free Digital Pathology to fight cancer.

niji LED Light Engine FAQs

Have questions about the niji light engine? This blog discusses the most frequency asked questions for our light engine product, from optimization and lifetime to costs and sustainability.

Determining Off-Center Load Capacity

Linear translation stages are used for a variety of tasks but typically translate a payload over a distance with minimal lateral or angular deviation. Therefore determining the off-center load capacity is crucial to understand if the product can handle the task.

Fluorescence Microscopy Light Source: LEDs vs Bulbs

Written by our fluorescence microscopy specialist, Karen McGeachy. This blog compares the power of varying light sources including, LED’S, Mercury lamps and Metal halide. By evaulating the benefits of each product and weighting with the cost to manufacture , implement and maintain, a clear comparison can be made for which light source is most efficient.

Burnt out filter for fluorescence microscopy

Metal halide lamps can cause the burning out effect for your fluorescence microscopy filters. Thus it is extremely important to understand how to deal and clean with this effect. This blog highlights the challenges and solutions you will face when cleaning your filters, including the correct testing operations after the clean.

How to Clean Semrock Optical Filters

Maintaining the quality and health of your Semrock filters is incredibly important for accurate and repeatable results in your experiments. Understand how to properly clean them optimizes these results and ensures you always get the best quality filters. This short but effective guide talks you through the process.

Tilted Light Sheet with DHO PSF Engineering for 3D Whole Cell and Sub-Cellular Super-Resolution Imaging

Sub Cellular super resolution imaging is incredibly difficult to achieve with light microscopy. This blog explores the light sheet or selective plane illumination microscopy to tackle this challenge.

NASA – Structured Light-based Hazard Detection For Planetary Surface Navigation

Written by NASA, this article explains the usage of Osela’s multi dot laser projector for planetary navigation.

Bringing dual channel multicolour 3D nanoscale images to your setup with Double Helix Optics

Written by Karen McGeachy and Double Helix Optics, this blog aims to give you an overview of our SPINDLE and SPINDLE2 modules and how it can aid you in your imaging applications. Learn more about the processes of point spread functions and the wide range of applications the double helix light technology brings.

Nanoscopy for less than £100k?

Written by our team leader Peter Collins, this blogs explores the latest advances in nanoscopy technology that has decreased the entry price. This provides many benefits including, wider applications and research capabilities.

Overview of emerging Quantum Cascade Lasers applications

Mid-infrared lasers are providing game-changing solutions to molecular spectroscopy, detection, and imaging in scientific research; the life sciences; defence and security; and process control. This blog details 15 emerging applications utilising tunable Quantum Cascade Lasers from DRS Daylight Solutions in the fields of Materials Science; Bio-Tissue Analysis; Biophysical characterisation and Stand-Off Detection.

Understanding the jargon of LCOS Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs)

Written by our SLM specialist, Peter Collins, this blog post is aimed to help you understand the fundamentals for specifying a new SLM and will focus mainly on Parallel Aligned Nematic devices. Exploring how LCOS Spatial Light Modulators work and the typical optical set up. Furthermore taking a in-depth view into the specifications including, Resolution, Frame rate and Precision.

Why is Mid-IR Light Important?

Written by our team leader Peter Collins, this blog explores the applications, optical sources, MID-IR optics, test and measurements to explain why MID-IR is so important in the current scientific environment.

Spatial Light Modulator Applications

This blog is dedicated to the large range of applications that LCOS SLMS provide and goes into more detail on a select few, providing overviews and requirements for each.

What is a Laser Spectrum Analyser and how does it differ from a Laser Wavemeter?

Written by our partners Bristol Instruments and our BioPhotonics Team Leader Peter Collins, this blog explores the difference between the two main wavemeter techniques of scanning Michelson and static Fizeau interferometers. Detailing the requirements for accurate and reliable laser test and measurement, using TDLAS as a practical example.

Why Custom Filters DOESN’T Have to Mean Costly Filters!

Written by our Semrock expert Toby Scrivener, this blog explores the specifications, theory and technology behind the Semrock filters and how it reduces the cost but maintain the quality. Find out how you can go from catalogue to custom, without breaking the bank.

Shannon O’Connor

Toby McScrivener

Karen McGeachy West

Louis Chawner

Siân Brooks

Paul Williams

Lisa Thomson

LIDAR

This blog explores the wonders of LIDAR and the three different methods used for a wide range of applications.
These can include windmill monitoring, deforestation measuring, surface mapping and self driving cars.
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