470nm wavelength opens the door for entirely new applications in bioanalysis, biochemistry, genetics, optical storage, semiconductor characterisation and quality control
PicoQuant announces the release of the long-awaited 470nm picosecond pulsed diode laser.
The availability of this new wavelength opens the door for entirely new applications in bioanalysis, biochemistry, genetics, optical storage, semiconductor characterisation and quality control.
The new laser is also ideal for exciting fluorescent proteins and widely used fluorescent dyes such as rhodamine, fluorescein, acridine orange, and their derivatives.
With pulse durations as short as 90ps, the pulsed laser perfectly matches the time resolution of mainstream detectors, yet at a price just one-tenth that of commonly used mode-locked lasers.
The new light source also fills an urgent demand for solid-state alternatives to argon-ion lasers in some applications.
The PicoQuant diode laser family now covers the wavelength range from 375 to 470nm and from 635 to 1500nm.
All of the laser heads come with collimator optics that can optionally be fitted with optical fibres.
The new laser head is compatible with the PicoQuant PDL 800-B (one channel) and PDL 808 'sepia' (multi-channel) diode laser drivers, which can run at a maximum frequency of 40MHz.
