Figure 2. 7-Laser optical bench configuration.

This experimental design platform permits multiple air-cooled lasers to be placed within a modestly sized laboratory benchtop configuration. Each of the lasers has independent steering optics that permits each beam to be accurately focused into the instrument’s flow cell [lower right]. The power and wavelength of each laser, and the number of PMTs utilized is shown on the accompanying table.

	Laser	Wavelength [nm]	Style	Power [mw]	PMT Array	PMT#
1	UV	355	Mode Lock	20	Trigon	2
2	Violet	405	Diode Pumped Solid State	50	Octagon	8
3	Blue	488	Diode Pumped Solid State	20–100	Octagon	4
4	Green	532	Diode Pumped Solid State	40–150	Octagon	5
5	Yellow	594	Diode Pumped Solid State	50	Trigon	2
6	Red	638	Diode Pumped Solid State	40	Trigon	3
7	IR	785	Diode Pumped Solid State	25	Trigon	1