Engineered to meet the requirements of the professional and advanced amateur imaging specialists, EXFO supplies the microscopy illumination market with compact high-powered light sources that offer unparalleled convenience and performance for fluorescence cellular and materials imaging.

Our available X-Cite^® series illuminator models include:

X-Cite 120 XL Most affordable, easy to use - expected spectral response

X-Cite 120PC XL Contollable via PC or Macintosh OSX computers

X-Cite exacte Precisely regulated stability and repeatability

Advantages of X-Cite include:

• several choices of illuminators, each varies by degree of automation and remote control ability
• consistent spectral response
• user variable output
• long-life replaceable lamp
• ease of lamp replacement
• design eliminates having lamp heat source being near the object of study
• compatible with Zeiss, Leice, Nikon, Olympus, and virtually all other microscopes
• compatible third party options including Shutters, control software, etc.
• PC controlled models compatible with Windows and MacIntosh OSX
• advanced 'X-Cite^® exacte' model assures illumination stability and precise repeatability over life of lamp
• Optional X-Cite Radiometer to quantify (and on exacte to calibrate) output
• Made in North America, so the inventory of new items, of parts and service are conveniently accessible.

Spare parts and accessories include:

• Liquid Filled Light Guides (LLG's)
• Microscope Adapters
• X-Cite 120 Series Lamp Module
• X-Cite exacte Lamp Module