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General Information Since their commercial introduction in the mid-1970's, nitrogen and dye lasers have established themselves as powerful tools for applications that require high-energy, pulsed, monochromatic radiation. Unlike most lasers, the nitrogen laser offers simple, trouble-free operation at an affordable price, and it is an excellent source for UV light at 337 nm with high peak power. Nitrogen lasers are excellent sources for general spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence and photochemistry, as well as in teaching laboratories. Because of their tunability, dye lasers may be used for a large variety of applications in the UV-visible region. For experiments in the life science laboratory, nitrogen and dye lasers can easily be fiber-optically coupled to a microscope. When pumped by nitrogen lasers, dye lasers are
tunable over a wide spectral range from 360 to 990 nanometers. Dye lasers equipped with
frequency doublers are even tunable in the deep UV region from 235 to 345 nm. |
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PTI introduced our first nitrogen and dye lasers in 1987, and they have undergone continual improvement since that time. PTI has pioneered a whole new laser technology that provides high power and trouble-free operation at a low price. Since entering the field, PTI's Laser Engineering Group has accumulated over a century of experience! The finest nitrogen and dye lasers in the industry A dye laser is always used with a nitrogen laser and a frequency doubler is always used with both a dye and a nitrogen laser. It would not be unreasonable to assume that the precise optical alignment of such high performance components would be a laborious and frustrating process.
How rugged are PTI's lasers? The Naval Ocean Systems of the Public Works Center in Jacksonville, Florida, has one in their portable laboratory (see photo at right). This sophisticated lab on wheels is used to probe soil for petrochemicals and other pollutants, and it has been traveling all over the country for several years. PTI's family of lasers include:
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