Schott DUAL Fiber-Optic Backlight 2.0" x 2.0" Model A08922

The Schott DUAL Fiber-Optic Backlight Model A08922 offers high-precision, uniform illumination tailored for advanced laboratory imaging and biotechnological applications such as live-cell imaging, molecular diagnostics, and synthetic biology workflows.

• Uniform Illumination: Calibrated using a patented DDL-bulb process, delivering ±13 to ±15 gray scale levels at a mean intensity of 200 with a gamma setting of 1.0, ensuring consistent diffuse lighting across the 2.0" x 2.0" active area.
• Optical Components: Equipped with a white acrylic diffuser plate to balance uniformity and intensity, and integrated with a protective infrared (IR) filter to prevent damage to the plastic fiber optics.
• Durability and Design: The housing is constructed from rugged, black anodized aluminum for durability, while the fiber bundle is shielded by flexible PVC-covered metal tubing, suitable for demanding laboratory environments.
• Compact Form Factor: The low-profile, space-saving design facilitates integration into microscopy setups or imaging systems used in biotechnology and biomedical engineering.
• Versatile Illumination Modes: Enables creation of crisp edge definition or soft diffuse incident light, adaptable for fluorescence analysis or neuroimaging illumination needs.
• Compatibility: Intended primarily for use with strobe and ColdVision Series light sources. Use with other sources lacking IR filtering is not recommended due to risk of fiber damage. Dual and quad backlight configurations are available for enhanced lighting versatility, supporting complex bioprocessing and gene editing imaging requirements.

This fiber-optic backlight system is widely adopted in synthetic biology research and critical in biopharmaceutical production pipelines where precise, uniform illumination improves image quality and data reliability. It is an essential component for molecular cloning workflows and fluorescence microscopy techniques requiring controlled incident light sources.