Introducing the
NewDEL™ Fiber-coupled LED
Meticulously engineered photonic tools built to advance the goals of our customers, whether they are forging new paths in scientific discovery or implementing an ongoing project.
Illuminating Innovation
The flexibility you want, the performance you need
When it comes to applications like spectroscopy, optogenetics, and photodynamic therapy, the quality of the light source directly impacts the value of the results. As users of photonic instrumentation increasingly switch to fiber-coupled LEDs, they look for sources that produce stable, high-power output, at a range of wavelengths. NewDEL™ fiber-coupled LEDs meet those performance goals while also empowering researchers and innovators to target operation to each project, whether that’s manual configuration or fully automated remote control. With being engineered for customization, they can also be tailored to meet specialty requirements upon request.
Meet the NewDEL™ fiber-coupled LED
The NewDEL™ product groups of fiber-coupled LEDs were designed to deliver high performance operation from a system tailored to the user.
- High output power – High-power LEDs selected to maximize fiber coupling efficiency, advanced thermal engineering to ensure stable output
- An integrated driver/controller – Ready to go, out of the box
- Configuration options – Through a feature-rich Windows-based GUI or programmed using distinct serial commands
- Choice of operating modes – PWM, pulsed, and trigger modes
NewDEL™ UV
Narrowband
(275 nm to 405 nm)
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NewDEL™ VIS
Narrowband
(455 nm to 680 nm)
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NewDEL™ NIR
Narrowband
(750 nm to 910 nm)
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NewDEL™ BB
Broadband
(330 nm – 1100 nm)
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Applications
LumeDEL’s NewDEL™ fiber-coupled LEDs target requirements for life sciences, medical, scientific, and industrial applications that require stable illumination at specific wavelengths and/or radiant powers to achieve success.
Spectroscopy
Optogenetics
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Why LumeDEL?
For LumeDEL, supporting the research and test community with the tools they need to succeed is more than just a product design objective – it’s at the core of our philosophy as an organization. We know that requirements and skills change from user to user and even project to project. That’s why we engineered the NewDEL to maximize both performance and flexibility. Want the advantages of fiber-coupled LEDs but lack the resources to work with the products currently on the market? The NewDEL is ready to go right out of the box. Have experience in programming and lab automation? You can set up hands-free and even remote operation.
We designed NewDEL fiber-coupled LEDs for ease of customization, which allows us to satisfy specialty requirements and support innovation. At LumeDEL, we don’t just sell you what we have, we build you what you need. And because we’re sized for collaboration, we’re ready to work together to help you realize your vision.
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