Optics laboratory

In our optics laboratory, researchers develop new instruments for academic and industrial projects, which are tailored to the needs of our collaborators.

A researcher in the optics laboratory
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As with the AFM suite, the laboratory is temperature controlled and suitable for work with category two pathogens.

Our aim is to develop and modify optical techniques in order to address specific biological problems. Techniques currently under development include:

  • STORM
  • SIM
  • confocal
  • FLIM
  • FRET
  • light sheet
  • quantitative phase imaging
  • spectral STORM

For more information about the laboratory, contact Professor Ashley Cadby:

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