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At the core of our innovation lies the SMAL (Super-resolution Microsphere Amplifying Lens)—a revolutionary optical system powered by high-index dielectric microspheres. These lenses exploit near-field interactions and the unique phenomenon of photonic nano jets to break free from the traditional Abbe diffraction limit (~200–250 nm), enabling a new era of imaging. Unlike conventional super-resolution methods, SMAL delivers real-time results with no fluorescent labelling, no vacuum systems, and no post-processing—a dramatic leap forward in practicality and performance.
SMAL general specifications:
Resolution : 80 to 60 nm
Working distance: 1.5 µm
Field of view: 15 µm
Depth of field: 500 nm
Single - multiSphere
use in visible or IR
Immersion (oil or water) or dry environment
LIG Nanowise offers a wide range of SMAL lenses​
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- For application requiering an immersion medium or not
- Different microsphere size or number for a wider field of view but a lesser resolution
- Wavelenght dependent application. Our lens works either in the visible or mid IR. UV is not permitted.
- Different lens size depending of the user's third party microscope

SMAL lens are the most powerfull microscope objective lens on the market customizable in term of size, field of view, immertion medium and utilisation wavelenght.


Icon used to differianciate LIG Nanowise SMAL lenses
Dry

Immersion

Wide field of view

Multi-spheres

IR

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