argon laser;
air cooling;
discharge;
tube;
cathode;
gas flow;
microsecond pulse;
488;
nm;
514;
flow cytometry;
D O I:
10.1117/12.740624
中图分类号:
O43 [光学];
学科分类号:
070207 ;
0803 ;
摘要:
Air-cooled argon laser generating periodic or externally controlled microsecond pulses with 10 W of average pulse power for biomedical applications, particularly in flow cytometry, has been developed. Study of laser characteristics as dependent of discharge parameters has been performed, its output optimised, and long-term stable operation, necessary for practical use, has been achieved.