Lasers and fiber couplers as Optogenetics equipment
Green lasers: 532nm laser, 505nm laser, 510nm laser, 515nm laser, 520nm laser and 543nm laser
Yellow lasers: 556nm laser, 561nm laser, 577nm laser, 589nm laser and 593.5nm laser
IR Lasers: 785nm, 808nm, 830nm, 845nm, 940nm, 980nm, 1064nm and up to 3800nm lasers etc.
UV Lasers: 257nm, 261nm, 266nm, 303nm, 320nm, 355nm, 360nm, 375nm, 380nm and 395nm lasers etc.
Optogenetics stimulation laser wavelength selection guide
Opsin Type |
Variant |
Peak Response wavelength |
Recommended lasers |
Channelrhodopsins |
ChR2 |
470nm |
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ChR2/T159C |
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C1C2 |
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ChR2/H134R |
450nm |
450nm lasers | |
ChETA |
490nm |
488nm lasers | |
SFO/SSFO |
470nm/ 590nm |
470nm and 589nm lasers | |
ReaChR |
590nm |
589nm and 593.5nm lasers | |
Chrimson/ChrimsonR |
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VchR1 |
570nm |
561nm and 577nm lasers | |
Chronos |
500nm |
501nm and 510nm lasers | |
PsChR2 |
510nm |
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C1V1 |
540nm |
532nm and 543nm lasers | |
PsChR1 |
540nm |
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iChloC |
465nm |
460nm and 470nm lasers | |
AwiChRca |
475nm |
470nm and 473nm lasers | |
ChIEF/ChEF/ChD |
460nm |
460nm lasers | |
Aurora |
517nm |
510nm and 520nm lasers | |
Halorhodopsins |
Jaws |
632nm |
633nm and 635nm lasers |
Halo/NpHR |
589nm |
589nm and 593.5nm lasers | |
eNpHR3.0 |
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Archaerhodopsins |
Arch |
566nm |
561nm lasers |
eArch 3.0 |
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ArchT |
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eArchT 3.0 |
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Leptosphaeria rhodopsins |
Mac / eMac 3.0 |
540nm |
532nm and 543nm lasers |
For Optogenetics application, following options are available:
- BNC connector on back of power supply offers TTL triggering and analog modulation to offer mS laser pulses.
- Power control knob allows you to adjust laser power manually.
- FC/PC or SMA-905 fiber coupler can couple these lasers to multimode optical fiber ( 50um,100um, 200um or 400um) with up to 90% coupling efficiency.