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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

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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.

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Icon used to differianciate LIG Nanowise SMAL lenses

Dry

Immersion

Wide field of view

Multi-spheres

IR

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