HCS – an optical system prepared for tomorrow’s demand

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With the HCS system, Leica is continuing its tradition of innovation and development of top-quality optics.
The technical concept is based on the provenly successful optical and mechanical fitting dimensions for parfocalising distance, objective thread and reference focal length introduced with the DELTA system. It constitutes a harmonisation of the optical correction effect among the system components involved. This made it possible to retain the universal application potential of the optic system while designing objectives which additionally address specific new application requirements e.g. fluorescence and confocal microscopy or electrophysiology.
With the HCS system, Leica microscope optics are well-equipped for further challenges in the future.

K.-H. Schade, P. Euteneuer, A. Müller-Rentz
Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH, Germany
Scientific and Technical Information
Edition CDR 1, pp. 3–24
August 1998