Patent ID: 11971343
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for irradiating a sample in a flow stream, the system comprising:
a light beam generator comprising:
a laser;
an acousto-optic device configured to generate an output laser beam comprising a plurality of angularly deflected laser beams in response to irradiation by the laser;
a first optical adjustment component configured to generate a first set of angularly deflected laser beams and a second set of angularly deflected laser beams from the output laser beam;
wherein, the first set of angularly deflected laser beams comprises a first local oscillator beam and a first plurality of radiofrequency comb beams, and the second set of angularly deflected laser beams comprises a second local oscillator beam and a second plurality of radiofrequency comb beams; and
a second optical adjustment component configured to direct the first set of angularly deflected laser beams and the second set of angularly deflected laser beams onto the sample in the flow stream; and

a light detection component for detecting light from the sample.