Illuminated section of SCHOTT VisiLED Ring Light

VisiLED Microscopy Illumination

The SCHOTT VisiLED series is a range of advanced modular LED illumination products specially designed for stereo microscopy. Active control of the LED temperature, the option to select different controllers, and a large number of accessories enable bespoke lighting systems for your application.

Smart control

A broad range of control options allows you to select exactly the right product for basic tasks, as well as complex systems with two light heads and full digital integration into own environments. Controllable options include light intensity, segment modes and change of illumination direction.

SCHOTT VisiLED Ring Light for stereo microscopy

Flexible options for strong contrast

The SCHOTT VisiLED product line offers powerful light heads for tasks up to the highest magnification. In addition, darkfield options plus segmentation and control of individual spots enable a number of contrasting methods to make the invisible visible.

Product variants

There are a number of different products in the SCHOTT VisiLED series for stereo microscopy, including ring lights and back lights, as well as a range of accessories and controllers. Taken together, they form a highly controllable illumination system that offers a powerful, flexible and universal lighting solution.

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Controller MC-D 1100

Easily integrate SCHOTT's VisiLED microscopy illumination into your environment with the VisiLED Controller MC-D 1100. Exclusively operated via PC, this advanced digital controller offers seamless, full digital control over VisiLED light heads.

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Control, power and consistency

SCHOTT VisiLED products offer a high degree of control with long lifetime LEDs and a modular, ergonomic design. Robust yet incredibly thin, they combine an intense light source with a huge range of polarizers, diffusers and other accessories to deliver illumination with exactly the right properties for your individual application.

Powerful luminance

Intense light output for specialized tasks.

Intelligent light heads

Actively controlled LED temperature.

Maintenance-free

LED lifetime of 50,000 hours.

Advanced control options

VisiLED Controllers enables a wide variety of illumination options.

Tubular Diffuser for Incident Illumination

Tubular Diffuser for Incident Illumination
Discover how SCHOTT’s segmented polarizer improves contrast.
Contrasting using a UV ring light
How to choose the right ring light
When to use color filters, diffusers and polarizer sets?
How to use segment modes on the SCHOTT Ring Light.
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Microscopy illumination for cathedral restoration

The Historical Monuments Research Laboratory (Laboratoire de Recherche des Monuments Historiques, LRMH) in France provides scientific and technical assistance for the conservation and restoration of historic monuments, whether they are buildings, large ornamental ensembles, or movable objects. Current projects involve SCHOTT’s lighting solution for stereo microscopy in the analysis of stained glass from cathedrals such as Notre-Dame de Paris.

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Science is built on diligent research. For fields such as material and life sciences, stereomicroscopy is a key tool.

Seeing cells in super resolution

Professor Theo Lasser, Head of the Laboratoire d’Optique Biomedicale in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the vital role glass plays in super-resolution microscopy.

Karen Holst, Senior Product Manager for Medical at SCHOTT Lighting and Imaging, holding a bunch of PURAVIS® glass optical fibers

Bright fibers

Karen Holst, Senior Product Manager for Medical at SCHOTT Lighting and Imaging, explains how high performance fibers efficiently bring light to the right place in or on the human body.

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VisiLED Microscopy Illumination

Smart control

Flexible options for strong contrast