Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight)
Modular light (ModLight) sources can be integrated into complex systems for microscopy, medical imaging, remote sensing, and many more. Motivated by the need for affordable and open-access alternatives that are globally relevant, we have designed and presented light devices that use simple, off-the-...
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| author | Graham M. Gibson Robert Archibald Mark Main Akhil Kallepalli |
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| description | Modular light (ModLight) sources can be integrated into complex systems for microscopy, medical imaging, remote sensing, and many more. Motivated by the need for affordable and open-access alternatives that are globally relevant, we have designed and presented light devices that use simple, off-the-shelf components. Red, green, blue, white and near-infrared LEDs are combined using mirrors and X-Cube prisms in novel devices. This modular nature allows portability and mounting flexibility. The ModLight suite can be used with any optical system that requires single- or multi-wavelength illumination such as bright-field and epifluorescence microscopes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4df4f551785844d4ba22e35ab79ad7f02023-03-13T04:15:49ZengElsevierHardwareX2468-06722023-03-0113e00385Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight)Graham M. Gibson0Robert Archibald1Mark Main2Akhil Kallepalli3School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomJames Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Modular light (ModLight) sources can be integrated into complex systems for microscopy, medical imaging, remote sensing, and many more. Motivated by the need for affordable and open-access alternatives that are globally relevant, we have designed and presented light devices that use simple, off-the-shelf components. Red, green, blue, white and near-infrared LEDs are combined using mirrors and X-Cube prisms in novel devices. This modular nature allows portability and mounting flexibility. The ModLight suite can be used with any optical system that requires single- or multi-wavelength illumination such as bright-field and epifluorescence microscopes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067222001304OpticsPhotonicsLow cost solutions |
| spellingShingle | Graham M. Gibson Robert Archibald Mark Main Akhil Kallepalli Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight) HardwareX Optics Photonics Low cost solutions |
| title | Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight) |
| title_full | Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight) |
| title_fullStr | Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight) |
| title_short | Modular light sources for microscopy and beyond (ModLight) |
| title_sort | modular light sources for microscopy and beyond modlight |
| topic | Optics Photonics Low cost solutions |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067222001304 |
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