Coherent Chameleon Vision Lasers (I & II)
The Chameleon Vision lasers build on the dependable and innovative Chameleon Ultra Ti:Sapphire platform by adding dispersion precompensation to maximize peak power where it counts – at your sample plane.
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Ultrawide Tuning Range
Chameleon Vision’s 680 nm to 1080 nm tuning range allows peak excitation of any marker – from short-wavelength dyes such as Indo or Fura, ubiquitous fluorescent probes such as eGFP, and also red shifted probes such as the mFruits and RCaMP. High peak power at the sample also ensure optimum native fluorescence excitation or SHG imaging.
High Image Resolution and Optimal 2 Photon Excitation Efficiency
Careful design ensure the pristine beam parameters of the Chameleon Ultra cavity are preserved through the dispersion precompensation stage, ensuring lowest losses through your microscope and lowest astigmatism in the excitation plane, which in turn delivers best image resolution and optimal 2 photon excitation efficiency.
High Precompensated Power
Chameleon Vision lasers deliver highest precompensated average power of any automated Ti:Sapphire laser, and as such form a perfect pump source for the Chameleon MPX wavelength extension OPO. This extends tuning to 1340 nm, also with dispersion precompensation, ideal for red shifted probes and techniques such as Third Harmonic Generation and CARS.
Reliability
Chameleon Vision lasers are qualified and proven on all major commercial two-photon microscope platforms. All Chameleon lasers are HASS tested to ensure highest product reliability, and benefit from Coherent’s acclaimed Advanced Replacement (ARU) service strategy to maximise system uptime.
Applications
- Multiphoton Excitation (MPE) Microscopy
- Time Resolved Spectroscopy
- Optogenetic Photoactivation
- Second Harmonic Generation Imaging
- Pumping of Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPO)
- Supercontinuum Generation
| Chameleon Vision I | |
|---|---|
| Tuning Range (nm) | 690 to 1040 |
| Average Power at Peak (W) | 2.5 |
| Power Specifications | 640 mW at 690 nm |
| 1.07 W at 710 nm | |
| 2.5W at 800 nm | |
| 920 mW at 920 nm | |
| 260 mW at 1040 nm | |
| Dispersion Compensation Range | |
| 680 nm | - |
| 690 nm | 0 to 43,000 fs2 |
| 800 nm | 0 to 22,000 fs2 |
| 1020 nm | 0 to 10,000 fs2 |
| 1080 nm | - |
| Tuning Speed (nm/s) | >35 |
| Chameleon Vision II | |
| Tuning Range (nm) | 680 to 1080 |
| Average Power at Peak (W) | 3.0 |
| Power Specifications | 500 mW at 680 nm |
| - | |
| 1.5W at 710 nm | |
| 3.0W at 800 nm | |
| 1.35W at 920 nm | |
| 400 mW at 1040 nm | |
| 180 mW at 1080 nm | |
| Dispersion Compensation Range | |
| 680 nm | 0 to 47,000 fs2 |
| 690 nm | - |
| 800 nm | 0 to 22,000 fs2 |
| 1020 nm | 0 to 10,000 fs2 |
| 1080 nm | 0 to 9,000 fs2 |
| Tuning Speed2 (nm/s) | >40 |
| Chameleon Vision I & II | |
| Pulse Width (fs) | 140 |
| Noise (%) | <0.15 |
| Output Power Stability | <±0.5 |
| Spatial Mode | TEM00 (M2 <1.1) |
| Beam Diamater (mm) | 1.2 ±0.2 |
| Beam Ellipticity | 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Astigmatism (%) | <10 |
| Repetition Rate (MHz) | 80 |
| Polarization | Horizontal >500:1 |
| Pointing8 (μrad/nm) | <80/100 total |
| Operating Voltage (VAC) | 90 to 250 (auto ranging) |
| Maximum Operating Current (A) | <15 at 90 VAC (power supply) |
| <7 at 90 VAC (chiller) | |
| <2 at 90 VAC (MRU x1) | |
| System Power Consumption (W) | 2300 max., 1300 typical |
| Line Frequency (Hz) | 47 to 63 |
| Operating Temperature Range | 15 to 35°C (59 to 95°F) |
| Non-operating Temperature Range | 5 to 40°C (41 to 104°F) |
| Weight of Laser Head | 52 kg (115 lbs.) |
| Weight of Power Supply | 41 kg (90 lbs.) |
| Umbilical Length | 3 m (10 ft.) |
| Chiller: | |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 436 x 270 x 393 mm (17.17 x 10.63 x 15.47 in.) |
| Weight | 11 kg (25 lbs.) |
| MRU Air Recirculator: | |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 46 x 43 x 8.5 cm (18 x 17 x 3 in.) |
| Weight | 9 kg (20 lbs.) |