The Prizmatix Budget-LED Starter Kit contains everything you need to deliver light into implanted fiberoptic cannula to activate or inhibit neurons in in-vivo optogenetics experiments with freely moving animals.

The Budget Starter kit, includes the passively cooled Prizmatix FC-LED instead of the actively cooled Optogenetics-LED. Power level is a fraction of the Optogenetics-LED but is often enough for Optogenetics experiments. For bilateral activation Prizmatix engineers recommend the more powerful Optogenetics-LED.

The kit includes a Prizmatix FC-LED  light source,  triggered by external TTL input, fiber optics and an extremely low friction Rotary Joint..

The Budget-LED Starter Kit is available in:

• Blue: ~455nm
• Green: ~550nm
• Lime-Green: ~545nm
• Orange-Red: ~625nm

*Other wavelengths from 365nm to Near Infrared, are available by request.

Components

The following components are included in this LED system. Components may also be purchased individually.

• Low Cost High-Power Fiber Coupled LED Light Source (FC-LED) [1]
• Optogenetic-Fiber: LED to Rotary Joint [2]
• Rotary Joint [3]
• Optogenetics Fiber[4]
• Fiber Optic Mating Sleeves [3]
• Pulser or PulserPlus for generation of pulse trains [5] (optional)

*Custom implantable cannulas optimized for LED should be ordered separately.

Key Features

• Low Cost Passively cooled Prizmatix Silver-LED (FC-LED)
• Extremely low torque LED-compatible rotary joint suitable for even the smallest animals.
• Adjustable power by 10 turn dial or Analog 0-5v Input
• TTL input with Opto-isolator to eliminate ground-loop
• USB control (optional)
• Instant warm up time

Related Products

• Implantable Cannula
• Extra Mating Sleeves (pack of 5)
• Opaque Metal Sleeves (pack of 5)
• Spare Fiber from Rotary Joint to Cannula
• DIY Fibers (pack of 50)
• Empty Ceramic Ferrules (pack of 10)
• Uncleaved Fiber Optic Cannula (Pack of 20)
• Pre-Cleaved Fibers for DIY Optogenetics Cannula (Box of 20)
• Optogenetics-LED Starter Kit for Freely Moving Animals