CrestOptics Spinning Disk Confocal Systems

CrestOptics spinning disk confocal integrated on an inverted research microscope

New CrestOptics spinning disk confocal and super-resolution, integrated on the microscope you already have or a refurbished stand from us.

Coastal Microscopes sells and integrates new CrestOptics X-Light V3, CICERO and DeepSIM units on Nikon, Zeiss, Leica and Olympus inverted microscopes. Pair new CrestOptics optics with a refurbished research stand, new lasers and a scientific camera, and you get a high-end spinning disk system for far less than buying everything new. Our engineers install it, align it and train your lab.

X-Light V3

CrestOptics X-Light V3 spinning disk confocal unit

A high-throughput spinning disk for fast, multi-color live-cell and 3D imaging.

  • Up to 25 mm field of view with homogeneous micro-lens illumination
  • 15,000 rpm disk, over 1,000 fps across the full field
  • Dual camera ports as standard, 25 mm field on both
  • Selectable disk patterns, sealed disk box with a lifetime dust warranty
  • Works with DeepSIM for widefield, confocal and super-resolution in one system
HeLa cells imaged across the 25 mm X-Light V3 field of viewMouse brain section tiled with X-Light V3 spinning disk confocal

Imaged with X-Light V3: HeLa cells across the full 25 mm field, and a tiled mouse brain section.

CICERO

CrestOptics CICERO spinning disk confocal unit

A compact, cost-effective spinning disk confocal for labs adding confocal to an existing microscope.

  • Up to 22 mm field of view
  • LED (liquid light guide) or multimode laser (SMA fiber) illumination
  • C-mount camera, manual bypass for widefield
  • Compact footprint: about 6.5 x 9.2 x 9 inches, 16.8 lbs
U2OS cells, tubulin and lamin, imaged with CrestOptics CICERO3D z-stack of intestine nuclei imaged with CrestOptics CICERO

Imaged with CICERO: U2OS cells (tubulin and lamin), and a 3D z-stack of intestine at 20x.

DeepSIM

CrestOptics DeepSIM super-resolution module

Super-resolution by multi-spot lattice structured illumination, added to a spinning disk system.

  • About 100 nm XY resolution
  • Up to about 300 nm Z resolution with super-resolved optical sectioning
  • Configurations for 60x to 100x and 20x to 40x objectives
DeepSIM super-resolution showing about 100 nm lateral resolutionTissue imaged with CrestOptics DeepSIM super-resolution

Imaged with DeepSIM: about 100 nm lateral resolution, and super-resolved tissue.

What Coastal adds

  • Configuration to your application: stand, objectives, lasers or LED source, camera and software (Micro-Manager, VisiView or StarLyte)
  • New CrestOptics units carry the full manufacturer warranty
  • Installation, alignment and training by our engineers
  • See a system run in our Newport, RI confocal showroom

Request a configured quote or call (877) 564-2767. Browse spinning disk systems in stock.

Product and sample images courtesy of CrestOptics.