Olympus U-AN Analyzer Slider

🔬 Olympus U-AN analyzer slider for Olympus vertical illuminators
⚡ Fixed-position analyzer — slides into the vertical illuminator analyzer slot for standard polarized light observation with a fixed analyzer orientation
🎯 Installs into Olympus vertical illuminators — the standard OEM analyzer slider for BX and other Olympus series vertical illuminator systems
🏭 Made in Japan by Olympus — guaranteed OEM fit and optical precision
✅ SKU U-AN — excellent condition, flawless optics, significant savings vs. list price of $765

🔧 Product Description

The Olympus U-AN is a fixed-position analyzer slider for Olympus vertical illuminators, providing the analyzer element required for polarized light microscopy in reflected or transmitted light configurations. In polarized light microscopy, the analyzer is placed in the light path after the specimen, working in conjunction with the polarizer to produce polarized light contrast — revealing anisotropic features, grain orientation, birefringent phases, and surface characteristics of metals, minerals, and other materials that are invisible or poorly contrasted in standard brightfield. The U-AN slides into the analyzer slot of the Olympus vertical illuminator and is held at a fixed orientation, providing standard crossed-polarizer or parallel-polarizer observation. For applications requiring precise angular adjustment of the analyzer orientation, the U-AN360 rotatable analyzer slider (with 360° rotation) is also available. The U-AN is the correct standard OEM analyzer slider for Olympus vertical illuminators on BX and other Olympus series platforms. This unit is in excellent condition with flawless optics at a significant discount from the list price.

🔎 Typical Applications

• Reflected light polarized microscopy — standard fixed analyzer for crossed-polarizer observation in metallographic and mineralogical POL workflows
• Metallography — polarized reflected light for grain orientation, anisotropy, and birefringent phase identification in polished metal sections
• Ore mineralogy — reflected light POL identification of ore minerals by optical properties on BX series vertical illuminator systems
• Materials science — surface anisotropy and crystalline orientation analysis under reflected polarized light
• Replacement or spare analyzer slider for Olympus vertical illuminators requiring a standard fixed-position analyzer

📊 Key Specifications

Universities and research institutions are welcome to purchase using an official purchase order. Please contact us to arrange PO-based ordering.