Accessories - THORLABS OTKB Manual

Figure 6.1 Beads are diluted using a pipette and placed between strips of double sided tape
Now raise the HPT1 holding the Nikon objective upwards. As soon as you see that the immersion oil
gets in contact with the cover glass you will need to use the smallest possible adjustments up and down
until you see a picture of the beads. Using the set screws, tighten the HPT1 to the ER3 cage rods as close
to the focus position as possible and then use the height adjustment on the sample stage to get the beads
into focus.
Additional Accessories
Part 9.
Following parts will be helpful to setup and operate the trap. They are not part of the „Optical Trap Kit‟:
a) Immersion Oil, e.g. Cargille non-drying immersion oil for microscopy, Type B, Cat. No. 16484.
Immersion oil is required to able to use the Nikon Oil Immersion objective.
b) Power meter PM100D
c) Appropriate laser goggle, like the
Visible Light Transmission)
d) Fiber coupled laser source emitting in visible range, like the S1FC635.
e) Metal Grounding Wrist Strap like the
f) Precision Right Angle Plate to mount T-cube hub TCH002,
g) To build this on a breadboard, you would need the
x 1/2", 1/4"-20 Threaded) for imperial or the
600 mm x 12.7 mm, M6 Threaded) for metric.
19590-D04-V15; Apr 12, 2012
with S121C measurement head.
– (Laser Safety Glasses, Light Green Lenses, 59%
LG1
WS01
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AP90
– (Aluminum Breadboard, 18" x 24"
MB1824
– (Aluminum Breadboard, 450 mm x
MB4560/M
Optical Trap Kit
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