Local energy delivery
Optical heating can target a defined region of interest instead of treating the entire support structure as the heater.
Non-contact photothermal heating
Laser Heating
Deliver non-contact photothermal heating to a selected sample region for phase evolution, photothermal response, synthesis, and laser-assisted processing studies.
Heating overview
Local optical heating built around the microscope, sample, and response you need to study.
Waviks Laser Heating delivers local, non-contact photothermal heating to a selected sample region inside supported microscope or vacuum environments.
Use it for phase evolution, photothermal response, synthesis, or laser-assisted processing studies where the optical path and safety plan support the experiment.
Heating systems include an onboard pulser that drives compatible CW lasers with pulse widths as short as 50 ns. Pulsed laser sources are also supported.
Laser delivery
Optical alignment
Thermal studies
Experiment control
Why non-contact photothermal heating?
Use photons when the thermal pathway needs to stay local and visible.
Non-contact photothermal heating is useful when local stimulation and microscope observation matter. Waviks reviews the installed instrument, sample, optical path, and safety requirements before recommending a configuration.
Microscope-visible response
The study can be planned around live microscopy, Aether alignment, and spectroscopy when the installation includes it.
Thermal gradients as data
Published Vesta-enabled TEM work uses spatial thermal variation to explore recrystallization, phase separation, grain growth, and dewetting pathways.
Application flexibility
Explore annealing, cleaning, deposition, etching, and sample stimulation where optical access, sample chemistry, and installed hardware support the process.
Capabilities
Controlled optical heating for microscope-based materials studies.
Final configuration depends on microscope geometry, optical access, sample environment, thermal requirements, chamber constraints, and safety requirements.
In situ optical heating
Deliver optical heating to selected sample regions while keeping microscopy, measurement, and instrument control connected.
SEM/FIB heating
Support heating experiments inside SEM and FIB/SEM environments when chamber geometry, ports, and safety constraints allow it.
TEM heating
Discuss TEM optical heating paths where pole-piece geometry, holder design, and optical access can support the experiment.
Raman + heating
Pair heating with Raman or optical measurements for temperature-dependent spectroscopy and response studies.
Temperature-dependent materials studies
Study structural, chemical, optical, or electrical changes under ramped, pulsed, or steady laser exposure. Temperature response depends on the sample and optical conditions.
Aether control
Use Aether for laser power, cameras, motion, illumination, heating profiles, and supported automation features.
Applications
Materials questions where local heating and microscopy belong together.
Laser heating can support high-temperature materials studies, in situ stimulation, and correlative photon/electron workflows across research domains.
N
Nuclear materials
Investigate thermal response, phase behavior, and radiation-relevant materials questions under controlled heating conditions.
C
Ceramics and oxides
Study thermally driven behavior in materials where structure, chemistry, and optical response can evolve with temperature.
P
Phase transformations
Follow temperature-dependent changes that benefit from direct correlation with microscopy or spectroscopy data.
D
Defect evolution
Explore how local heating influences defects, microstructure, or optically observable materials response.
B
Battery and energy materials
Support thermal studies of materials systems relevant to energy storage, conversion, and degradation pathways.
H
High-temperature materials research
Build experiment paths for materials that require elevated-temperature stimulation inside advanced microscopy workflows.
Planning an in situ laser heating experiment?
Tell us your microscope, sample environment, target response, and measurement goals. Waviks can review the right laser heating path.