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AGILE

Tunable White Light Source

AGILE® is a wavelength-tunable supercontinuum laser providing picosecond pulses with variable kHz to MHz repetition rates, making fluorescence lifetime measurements even easier.

AGILE

Tunable White Light Source

Picosecond pulsed source for time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC)
Continuous spectral output: <400 nm to >2000 nm – wide range to suit most applications
Tunable repetition rate: from 10 kHz to 1 MHz
Designed for FLS1000: no alignment required (standalone operation possible)
MCS compatible: for faster measurements of long decays

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Designed for TCSPC in the FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer, AGILE® is a wavelength-tunable, high brightness supercontinuum laser providing picosecond pulses with variable kHz to MHz repetition rates.

AGILE features a broadband spectral output from <400 nm to >2000 nm and pulse repetition rates from 10 kHz to 1 MHz, making it the ideal light source for most fluorescence lifetime applications. Using the TCSPC technique, fluorescence lifetimes from a few picoseconds to microseconds can be accurately resolved. It is also compatible with Multi-Channel Scaling (MCS) mode for lifetimes up to 10 μs.

Thanks to the FLS1000 monochromator, AGILE provides continuous wavelength tuning across the visible and near-infrared spectrum with output power and temporal profile comparable to individual, single wavelength, picosecond pulsed diode lasers.

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Specifications

Specifications
Wavelength Range	< 400 nm to > 2000 nm
Repetition Rate	10 kHz - 1 MHz
Wavelength Range	400 nm - 500 nm	500 nm - 600 nm	600 nm- 700 nm	700 nm - 800 nm	800 nm - 900 nm	900 nm - 1000 nm
Average Output Power/ 10 nm Bandpass *	0.51 mW	0.39 mW	0.30 mW	0.27 mW	0.17 mW	0.11 mW
Typical Pulse Width (ps)	350 ps	250 ps	200 ps	200 ps	200 ps	200 ps
Total Power Stability	< 2% **
Polarisation	Unpolarised
Beam Output	Collimated or focused
Computer Interface	USB 2.0
Synch Output	NIM (for TCSPC)
Trigger Output	TTL (for MCS)
Interlock Input	Hirose HR10-7R-4S (73)
Operating Temperature	+15°C to +30°C
Software Control	Fluoracle®
Power	90 - 240 VAC, 1A, 50/60 Hz
Dimensions (mm)	410 (L) x 305 (W) x 245 (H)
Weight	14 kg (approx)
* at a repetition rate of 1 MHz ** after 20 min warm up time in stable environment

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Specifications	Spectral	Phosphorescence Lifetime	Fluorescence Lifetime
Mode of Operation	Single Photon Counting	Time-Resolved Single Photon Counting (Multi Channel Scaling - MCS)	Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC)
Lifetime range	Milliseconds to hours	10 ns - 50 s *	5 ps - 10 µs *
Sensitivity	>35,000:1 **	n/a	n/a
Excitation Sources
Type	450 W ozone-free xenon arc lamp	Microsecond flashlamp	Picosecond pulsed diode lasers (EPLs, HPLs) and pulsed LEDs (EPLEDs)
Spectral Range	230 nm- > 1000 nm	200 nm - >1000 nm	Discrete wavelengths between 250 nm - 980 nm
Pulse width	n/a	1 µs - 2 µs	from 60 ps
Options	Ozone generating lamp with spectral range 200 nm - >1000 nm	Low to medium repetition rate pulsed lasers. Variable pulse width VPL and VPLEDs	Nanosecond flashlamp 200 nm - >400 nm pulse width <1 ns
* source and detector dependent ** standard water Raman measurement conditions: Excitation wavelength = 350 nm, Excitation and emission bandwidths = 5 nm, step size = 1 nm, integration time = 1 s, emission wavelength = 397 nm, noise measured at 450 nm and calculation based on the SQRT method

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Monochromator	Specifications
Type	Czerny-Turner with 'plug and play' triple grating turret
Focal Length	325 mm (double monochromators: 2 x 325 mm)
Stray Light Rejection	1:10-5 (single), 1:10-10 (double)
Gratings	Mounted to triple grating turret
Accuracy	+/- 0.2 nm *
Minimum Step Size	0.01 nm *
Option	Spectrographs available for operations of CCDs and diode array detectors
* grating dependent

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Detectors	PMT-900	PMT-1010	PMT- 1400/1700	HS-PMT	MCP-PMT	HS-HPD
Spectral Range	<200 nm - 870 nm	<200 nm - 1010 nm	500 nm - 1700 nm	<230 nm - 850 nm	<200 nm - 850 nm	220 nm - 870 nm
Dark Count Rate	<50 cps (-20 °C)	<200 cps (-20 °C)	<20 kcps or <200 kps	<150 cps (0 °C)	<10 cps (-20 °C)	<200 cps (10 °C)
Reponse Width	600 ps	800 ps	400 ps or 800 ps	180 ps	<25 ps	20 ps
Options	A wide variety of other photomultipliers and analogue detectors are available up to 5,500 nm

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AGILE

Tunable White Light Source

AGILE® is a wavelength-tunable supercontinuum laser providing picosecond pulses with variable kHz to MHz repetition rates, making fluorescence lifetime measurements even easier.

AGILE

Tunable White Light Source

Live Video Demonstration

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

PRODUCT VIDEO

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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