Open AccessA dual laser flow sorter utilizing a CW pumped dye laser
Author(s) -
ArndtJovin Donna J.,
Grimwade Brian G.,
Jovin Thomas M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cytometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0320
pISSN - 0196-4763
DOI - 10.1002/cyto.990010206
Subject(s) - laser , dye laser , optics , materials science , laser pumping , laser power scaling , distributed feedback laser , x ray laser , laser beams , optoelectronics , physics
A dual laser flow sorter has been constructed from an existing single laser system by incorporating a dye laser as the second laser source. The argon ion laser emission was used both as a pump laser and as a source by beam splitting before entrance to the dye laser. The emissions of the dye laser and pump laser beams were recombined and focused with the same optical train used in the single laser system. The imaging on the stream of the flow sorter provided for spatial and thus temporal separation of the exciting beams and subsequent sample emissions.