The Optika B-510POL-I is a trinocular polarizing microscope for quantitative polarized light work in both incident and transmitted light. It carries IOS LWD W-PLAN POL objectives from 5x to 50x on a round, centrable, 360 degree rotating stage. A centerable and focusable Bertrand lens with a 360 degree rotatable analyzer supports conoscopic observation, and the microscope ships with lambda, lambda/4, and quartz wedge tint plates. The incident side adds an X-LED8 polarized light source alongside the X-LED3 transmitted path. It suits mineralogy and materials laboratories that examine both opaque ore sections and transparent thin sections.
Optika B-510POL-I Trinocular Polarized Light Microscope
The Optika B-510POL-I is a trinocular polarizing microscope from the B-510 research series, built for quantitative polarized light observation in both incident and transmitted light.
IOS LWD W-PLAN POL objectives pair with a round, centrable, 360 degree rotating stage and a full polarized light attachment on each light path.
IOS LWD W-PLAN POL Objectives
The objective set covers 5x, 10x, 20x, and 50x, infinity corrected and anti-fungus treated with a 45 mm parfocal distance, giving 50x to 500x total magnification.
Incident Polarized Light with Bertrand Lens
The incident polarized light attachment includes a centerable and focusable Bertrand lens, a 360 degree rotatable analyzer, a polarizer, and centerable field and aperture diaphragms, powered by the X-LED8 source at 8 W with over 50000 hours lifetime. A beamsplitter combines the reflected and transmitted light paths.
Transmitted Light with Swing-out Polarizing Condenser
The swing-out / polarizing condenser, N.A. 0.2/0.9, works with X-LED3 illumination and full Kohler adjustment for transmitted quantitative polarized light observation.
Round Rotating Stage
The 145 mm round stage rotates a full 360 degrees, is centrable, and includes specimen clips with 0.1 mm vernier scale accuracy for precise angular positioning.
Ideal Applications
The B-510POL-I suits laboratories that examine both opaque and transparent birefringent specimens.
- Ore microscopy in reflected polarized light
- Petrography and mineral analysis in thin sections
- Materials science polarized light examination
- Combined incident and transmitted polarized light workflows
- Geology and metallurgy teaching and research
Choose the B-510POL-I when:
- You need quantitative polarized light on both incident and transmitted paths
- You examine both opaque ore sections and transparent thin sections
- You need conoscopic observation with a Bertrand lens
- You want a rotating stage with vernier scale accuracy
Optika Value Proposition
The Optika B-510POL-I combines IOS LWD W-PLAN POL optics with dual incident and transmitted polarized light attachments on a trinocular stand, backed by Optika 10-year mechanical and optical warranty.
Technical specifications – B-510POL-I
| Specification | B-510POL-I |
|---|---|
| Type | Upright, aluminum die-cast, transportation handle |
| Head | Trinocular, Siedentopf, split ratio 50/50, 30 degree inclination |
| Eyepieces | PL 10x, field number 22 mm, high eyepoint, micrometric scale, one with cross-hair reticle for centering |
| Nosepiece | Quadruple, reversed, with centering system for each objective |
| Objectives | IOS LWD W-PLAN POL 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, anti-fungus treated |
| Stage | Round, 145 mm, 360 degree rotating, centrable, specimen clips |
| Transmitted condenser | Swing-out / polarizing, N.A. 0.2/0.9, iris diaphragm, centerable |
| Transmitted illumination | X-LED3, 3.6 W, manual brightness control, full Kohler illumination |
| Incident polarized light attachment | Centerable and focusable Bertrand lens, 360 degree rotatable analyzer |
| Tint plates | Lambda, Lambda/4, and quartz wedge included |
| Incident polarized light source | X-LED8, 8 W, brightness control, lifetime over 50000 hours |
| Power supply | External, 100-240 Vac 50/60 Hz, output 6 Vdc 2.5 A |
| Product weight | 11.5 kg |
Options and Accessories – B-510POL-I
The B-510POL-I ships with IOS LWD W-PLAN POL 5x, 10x, 20x, and 50x objectives as standard. Additional accessories extend the system.
- M-185 darkfield condenser for dry objectives
- M-977 green filter / M-979 yellow filter / M-989 frosted glass filter, 45 mm diameter
- M-113.1 ring adapter, 30 mm, for monocular and binocular microscopes
- M-620 to M-620.3 focusable C-Mount adapters, 0.35x to 1x
- M-173 photo adapter for APS-C and Full Frame reflex cameras
- 15104 cleaning kit
