White Dwarf laser for two photon volumetric microscopy. Model White Dwarf 2p laser

White Dwarf 2p – two photon microscopy laser

Laser for 2-photon high-speed volumetric imaging

wavelength: 920 nm or 960 nm
high average power: > 2 W or > 4 W
high repetition rate: 10 MHz
suitable for 2-photon high-speed volumetric imaging
based on industrial grade Yb-based femtosecond laser

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Introduction

High performance femtosecond laser for two-photon microscopy (2p microscopy)

The White Dwarf is a femtosecond laser system specially designed for multi-photon microscopy offering highest performance and robustness.

With the highest peak power available for 2-photon microscopy, the White Dwarf allows neuroscientists to exploit advanced multiplexing techniques to image larger volumes at higher speeds. Additionally, the one-box solution offers compactness and robustness.

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Features

High power for multiplexing 2-photon imaging

> 4 W average power after compressor at 10 MHz

Proven in the field

Trusted by 20+ neuroscience labs worldwide

Reliability

Robust one-box design

1035 nm output

Output for optogenetics optionally available

Specs

	WD-920	WD-920-pro	WD-960	WD-960-pro
Central wavelength	920 nm	920 nm	960 nm	960 nm
Average power	> 2 W	> 4 W	> 2 W	> 4 W
Pulse duration FWHM	< 100 fs	< 100 fs	< 100 fs	< 100 fs
Dispersion compensation	optionally up to -20.000 fs^2	optionally up to -20.000 fs^2	optionally up to -20.000 fs^2	optionally up to -20.000 fs^2
Pulse energy compressed	> 200 nJ	> 400 nJ	> 200 nJ	> 400 nJ
Repetition rate	10 MHz	10 MHz	10 MHz	10 MHz
Beam quality M2	< 1.3	< 1.3	< 1.3	< 1.3
Power stability 12 hrs	< 1 %	< 1 %	< 1 %	< 1 %
Dimensions	95 cm x 65 cm	95 cm x 65 cm	95 cm x 65 cm	95 cm x 65 cm

Performance

Applications

Multiphoton microscopy
Volumetric brain imaging
Light beads microscopy (LBM) and multi-plexed microscopy
Scanning temporal focusing microscopy (sTeFo)

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Publications

May 15, 2024

Bellafard, A., Namvar, G., Kao, J.C. et al. Volatile working memory representations crystallize with practice. Nature 629, 1109–1117 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07425-w
March 6, 2024

Jason Manley, Jeffrey Demas, Hyewon Kim, Francisca Martínez Traub, Alipasha Vaziri, Simultaneous, cortex-wide dynamics of up to 1 million neurons reveal unbounded scaling of dimensionality with neuron number, Neuron 2024

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.02.011
September 30, 2021

Streich, L., Boffi, J.C., Wang, L. et al. High-resolution structural and functional deep brain imaging using adaptive optics three-photon microscopy. Nat Methods 18, 1253–1258 (2021).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01257-6
August 30, 2021

Demas, J., Manley, J., Tejera, F. et al. High-speed, cortex-wide volumetric recording of neuroactivity at cellular resolution using light beads microscopy. Nat Methods (2021).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01239-8
May 2, 2019

Weisenburger et al., Volumetric Ca2+ Imaging in the Mouse Brain Using Hybrid Multiplexed Sculpted Light Microscopy, Cell (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.011

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