Lumencor offers a true arc lamp replacement with the release of the SOLA Light Engine. The SOLA produces continuous white light from 380 to 680 nm and is suitable for imaging all the most common fluorophores and fluorescent proteins.

SOLA offers the end-user an affordable solid-state alternative as an arc lamp replacement. Every microscopy software can control the SOLA light engine in the marketplace. It offers unprecedented access to solid-state illumination at a price comparable to most metal halide light sources used in a host of life science equipment including fluorescence microscopes.

Lumencor preserves performance as powerful, cool, stable, robust, UV- and IR-free light and now allows the user simple integration with existing filter cubes and hardware configurations. This additional flexibility allows individual users, core facilities, and OEMs a superior solid-state excitation subsystem. Power exceeds most spectral bands of the arc lamps while cost and wavelength range are on par with traditional arc lamps.

Customers will never again have to worry about arc lamp alignment, installation, and replacement. The expected lifetime of the SOLA is greater than 15,000 hours. Short warm-up time and superior stability mean these are all usable hours with highly reproducible output power. Units ship with a three-year warranty covering any failures with the light engine including parts and labor.

It can integrate the SOLA with high-end cameras. They enable light blanking during frame readout. This prolongs sample life and minimizes photo bleaching during sample illumination.