Semiconductor specialists, ceramicists, materials scientist, geologists, solar panel and LED developers attending the upcoming M&M meeting (Aug 7-11, Nashville TN, Microscopy.org) are in for a treat: Attolight AG will debut the first-ever quantitative cathodoluminescence system, featuring nanoscale resolution and picosecond timing in an easy-to-use platform.

“This is really the beginning of a whole new revolution in cathodoluminescence,” cited Attolight CEO, Dr. Samuel Sonderegger. “There is no need to compromise with this system: We run the full spectrum from UV to IR while maintaining 10nm spatial resolution, and the full temperature range from 15K to 300K, all with 100x larger field of view and up to 100x more collection efficiency than any prior CL technology. Scientists can now have nanoscale imaging and pico-second time resolved spectroscopy, all in one instrument, with no compromises.”

At the heart of the Attolight CL line is a newly designed scanning electron microscope (SEM) containing an embedded optical microscope, a 9-axis cryo nano-stage, and a fully integrated (not merely interfaced) cathodoluminescence system.

Available in two versions, the continuous wave “CL 10-Infinity” can be field-upgraded to the pico-second, time resolved “CL10-10”.

Dr. Sonderegger will present a paper at M&M on time-resolved spectroscopy Thursday, August 11, at 9:00 (Section PO8D) as well as evening tutorials Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (August 8-10), in Booth #1520, from 5:30 to 6:30pm.

For further details, visit the new Attolight.com.

About Attolight AG:

Attolight is a spin-off from EPFL’s Institute of Quantum Electronics and Photonics in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in in 2008, the company is strongly supported by the Swiss “emerging technology” entrepreneurial infrastructure: EPFL, the governmental Innovation Promotion Agency (CTI) as well as by the Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique (FIT). It is backed by a group of high-level investors and was recently awarded the prestigious Swiss quality “CTI Startup” label, certifying that it is “ready for sustainable growth”.