From Sources To Sensors We Have You Covered

Designing a high-performance optical imaging system requires more than assembling off-the-shelf components—it demands a comprehensive, system-level approach. When you partner with IDEX Health & Science, you gain access to a proven design-through-manufacturing methodology that ensures every component—from illumination to detection—works seamlessly to maximize resolution, throughput, and reliability.

Systems engineering always involves trade-offs between performance, cost, and robustness, and these decisions are particularly critical in optical imaging. A misaligned lens, suboptimal filter, or poorly matched illumination source can compromise image quality, reduce photon efficiency, or introduce long-term reliability issues. IDEX Health & Science addresses these challenges by designing imaging subsystems as fully integrated solutions rather than a collection of separate parts.

Our approach enables high-throughput, high-resolution imaging tailored to your application. Multi-wavelength, speckle-free illumination—using laser diodes or LEDs—is matched to your fluorophores, while flat-top beam shaping aligns the sample field of view to the sensor, maximizing photon collection. High-NA, edge-to-edge diffraction-limited optics preserve image content across the field, while CMOS sensors, custom or catalog filters, and precision opto-mechanics maintain alignment and optimize signal-to-noise ratios. Every subsystem is engineered to withstand build, shipping, and operational stresses without compromising performance.

By integrating illumination, optics, filters, sensors, and mechanical alignment from design through manufacturing, IDEX Health & Science eliminates the risk of mismatched off-the-shelf components. The result is a robust, high-performance imaging subsystem that accelerates discovery, enhances reproducibility, and provides a clear path from concept to market-ready instrumentation.