Click this link to download our Handbook of Optical Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy [in Adobe Acrobat "pdf" format].

This 37 page guide is a compilation of the principles and know-how that the engineers at Chroma Technology Corp. use to design filters for a variety of fluorescence microscopes and applications, including wide-field microscopes, confocal microscopes, and applications involving simultaneous detection of multiple fluorescent probes.

Also included is information on the terms used to describe and specify optical filters, and practical information on how filters can affect the optical alignment of a microscope. The handbook ends with a glossary of terms.

This 720Kb file is in Adobe Acrobat 'pdf' format. A free utility to view and print this file is available for most operating systems at www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html.

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