Phase-modulation fluorometry using a frequency-doubled pulsed laser diode light source

Klaus W. Berndt; Ignacy Gryczynski; Joseph R. Lakowicz

doi:10.1117/12.17758

1 May 1990 Phase-modulation fluorometry using a frequency-doubled pulsed laser diode light source

Klaus W. Berndt, Ignacy Gryczynski, Joseph R. Lakowicz

Proceedings Volume 1204, Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy in Biochemistry II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17758
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We used the Hamamatsu model PLP-01 picosecond light pulser as a 413-nm excitation light source for frequency-domain fluorescence measurements. In comparison with sync-pumped/cavity dumped/frequency-doubled dye lasers, the 413-nm PLP-01 shows a longer FWHM (40 ps), a similar pulse repetition rate (up to 10 MHz), much less output power at a fixed wavelength (0.44 mW peak, 220 nW maximum average power), but is less expensive, small-sized, and easy to handle. Using the PLP-01 , we have been able to perform fluorescence measurements up to an upper modulation frequency of about 2000 MHz, and to resolve mixtures of fluorophores exhibiting different lifetimes. During our tests, we observed remarkable and lasting (2 h) time drifts between the optical output and the electrical trigger input or output. At present, work is in progress at Harpamatsu to eliminate these drifts.

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Klaus W. Berndt, Ignacy Gryczynski, and Joseph R. Lakowicz "Phase-modulation fluorometry using a frequency-doubled pulsed laser diode light source", Proc. SPIE 1204, Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy in Biochemistry II, (1 May 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17758

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