Confocal laser scanning microscopes scan samples sequentially point by point, or multiple points at once. The pixel information is assembled into an image. As a result you acquire optical sections with high contrast and high resolution in x, y and z. The LSM 8 family with optional GaAsP detection and Airyscan delivers supreme image quality for confocal microscopy. Benefit from the highest sensitivity for quantitative imaging in life sciences. Use LSM 800 for Materials for advanced topography analyses on materials surfaces.