DATA ACQUISITION CONTROL FOR ADVANCED ANALYTIC INSTRUMENTS HAVING PULSED OPTICAL SOURCES

Instrument control and data acquisition in advanced analytic systems that utilize optical pulses for sample analysis are described. Clocking signals for data acquisition, data processing, communication, and/or other data handling functionalities can be derived from an on-board pulsed optical source, such as a passively mode-locked laser. The derived clocking signals can operate in combination withone or more clocking signals from a stable oscillator, so that instrument operation and data handling can tolerate interruptions in operation of the pulsed optical source. 描述了利用光脉冲进行样本分析的先进分析系统中的仪器控制和数据采集。用于数据采集、数据处理、通信和/或其他数据处理功能的时钟信号可以从例如被动锁模激光器的车载脉冲光源导出。导出的时钟信号可以与来自稳定振荡器的一个或多个时钟信号组合工作，以便仪器操作和数据处理能够容忍脉冲光源操作中的中断。