Optical Microscopes

for inspection and digital imaging

VINSE has several microscopes available for optical characterization of materials.  Specific capabilities and locations are provided below.

Optical Microscope
Edge of photomask used in photolithography for microfluidic device application. Fabricated and imaged in the VINSE facilities using the cleanroom and the Olympus Microscope. (Erin Burgard, Haglund group)

Inspection Microscope

Nikon Eclipse LV100

Overview

The Nikon Eclipse LV100 is a simple to use inspection microscope equipped with 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100x objectives and a halogen light source. It is also capable of bright field, darkfield and polarized light microscopy. The microscope is equipped with an Infinity3-6UR 6 Megapixel, wide field of view, color CCD camera. Presets for each objective have been calibrated for white balance and on-image measurements. One is available in the cleanroom and one in specimen prep.

Optical Microscope
IC Chip, 10x. Imaged in VINSE facilities using the Nikon Eclipse LV100 microscope. (James McBride, VINSE)
Optical Microscope
IC Chip, 100x polarized light. Imaged in VINSE facilities using the Nikon Eclipse LV100 microscope. (James McBride, VINSE)

Capabilities

  • Brightfield and Darkfield Optical Microscopy
  • Polarized Light Microscopy
  • Video Recording (27 fps full frame, 75 fps 640x480)
  • Image Stitching
  • Measurements

Applications

  • Component Inspection
  • Sample Preparation
  • Process Validation
  • Micron-scale Imaging

Nikon Contact

  • Dr. James McBride

    Dr. James McBride

    VINSE Specimen Prep

    • 020 Engineering Science Building
  • VINSE Cleanroom

    VINSE Cleanroom

    Dr. Ben Schmidt, Manager

    Dr. Christina McGahan
    Megan Dernberger

    • 111 Engineering Science Building

Optical Microscope

Olympus BX51M with Digital Image Capture

Image from Olympus Microscope
PECVD grown amorphous silicon on glass Imaged in the VINSE facilities using the Olympus Optical Microscope. (Michal Perez, VINSE Tech Crew)

Overview

The Olympus BX51M is an optical microscope equipped with 2.5, 10, 50, and 100x objectives and reflected light illumination.  The BX51M offers both a microscope lens view and a computer monitor display view. The microscope is equipped with a Lumenera INFINITY2-2 high resolution CCD color microscopy camera. 

Capabilities

  • WD MPlanFL N BD Objectives
  • 12V 100 Watt Reflected Light Illumination
  • Image analysis software:
    • INFINITY Capture 6.5.6
    • INFINITY Analyze 6.5.5
      • Camera control, measurement, annotations, post capture enhancement
    • 4” x 4” mechanical stage

Olympus Contact

  • VINSE Cleanroom

    VINSE Cleanroom

    Dr. Ben Schmidt, Manager

    Dr. Christina McGahan
    Megan Dernberger

    • 111 Engineering Science Building