Applications on Swabian Instruments

Fluorescence Lifetime Flow Cytometry (FLFC)

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Fluorescence Lifetime Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry is a sheath-flow-based technique that uses laser excitation and fluorescence to evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of cells or other suspended particles in a fluid stream ¹. As these particles pass through the laser beam, the scattered light and fluorescence from labeled antibodies or markers can be used to obtain information on size, granularity, and molecular expression at the single-cell level, at rates exceeding tens of thousands of cells per second ². Flow cytometry is widely used across biomedical research and clinical diagnostics, including oncology, immunology, stem cell studies, microbiology, and synthetic biology. It offers high-throughput quantitative analysis of heterogeneous cell populations, which is crucial in a variety of applications such as cancer phenotyping, vaccine development, and rapid diagnosis of blood cancers or infectious diseases ³ ⁴.

SLR and LiDAR: Solutions for High-Precision Remote Sensing

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Next-generation multi-angle DLS turnkey design with built-in consistency checks, raw photon access, and intelligent spike filtering for fast, reliable particle sizing.

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Particle Size Analysis

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Next-generation multi-angle DLS turnkey design with built-in consistency checks, raw photon access, and intelligent spike filtering for fast, reliable particle sizing.

Intensity Interferometry

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This page details the principles and advantages of intensity interferometry, a powerful technique in optical astronomy used to measure stellar diameters and spatial structure through photon correlation. Swabian Instruments’ Time Taggers enable high-precision, scalable, and synchronized intensity interferometry experiments with picosecond timing resolution, real-time data processing, and long-baseline support.

Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR)

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) is a powerful technique widely used in quantum sensing, magnetic field measurement, and material analysis.

Single-Photon Counting Raman Spectroscopy

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The single-photon counting Raman spectroscopy combines the principles of Raman spectroscopy with single-photon counting techniques, enabling the detection of weak Raman signals even at low analyte concentrations

Photon Number Resolution (PNR)

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Photon number resolution (PNR) is an enabling technique used to assign the number of photons involved in a detection event precisely.

Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM)

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Discover fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM), a powerful imaging technique for mapping fluorescence lifetimes with picosecond precision. Learn how Swabian Instruments’ Time Taggers enable high-resolution FLIM measurements using advanced timing electronics, supporting detectors like PMTs, SPADs, and SNSPDs for cutting-edge research applications

Single Photon Microscopy

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Did you ever wish you could save time by having all signals from your setup captured by one single device and made available to you by a versatile and intuitive software engine?

Linear Optics Quantum Information (LOQI)

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Explore Linear Optics Quantum Information (LOQI) and its applications in quantum computing and secure communication. Learn about Swabian Instruments’ Time Taggers and their role in precise photon detection, timing, and analysis for advanced quantum experiments.

Time-Resolved Photoluminescence (TRPL)

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) is a powerful technique that measures the photoluminescence decay (emission lifetime) of materials after pulsed excitation, thereby probing their optical and electronic properties. By tracking how excited states relax back to the ground state, TRPL distinguishes between radiative and non-radiative pathways, yielding lifetimes that report on charge-carrier dynamics, trap/defect activity, and other loss mechanisms.

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC)

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Learn how Swabian Instruments’ Time Tagger supports advanced testing workflows in photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and quantum photonics by enabling precise characterization of optical components and quantum devices. Researchers can reliably capture correlations, coincidences, wafer testing, and timing dynamics across complex detector arrays, thereby accelerating the development and validation of next-generation photonic systems.

Brillouin Light Scattering (BLS)

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Brillouin Light Scattering (BLS) is a powerful optical spectroscopy technique used to probe phonons, magnons, and viscoelastic properties of materials across solid-state, biological, and sensing applications. Swabian Instruments Time Taggers play a critical role in modern BLS experiments by enabling picosecond-resolution photon time-stamping, reliable synchronization with interferometric setups, and real-time reconstruction of frequency-resolved spectra. By combining Time Taggers with Fabry–Pérot interferometry and single-photon detection, researchers achieve accurate, scalable, and time-resolved BLS measurements for materials science, spintronics, biomedical research, and remote sensing.

Quantum Dot Single-Photon Source Characterization Using High-Precision Timing Electronics | Swabian Instruments Time Tagger & Pulse Streamer

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Swabian Instruments’ Time Tagger and Pulse Streamer provide picosecond-level timing resolution, fast digital pulse generation, and high data-throughput capabilities used in the characterization of quantum-dot single-photon sources.

Frequency Stability Analysis

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Role of timing electronics in Frequency Stability Analysis