Optical interrogation system and method for using same
First Claim
1. An optical interrogation system comprising:
- a light source for outputting a light beam;
a diffractive optic for receiving the light beam and outputting an array of light beams; and
a collimating optic for receiving and conditioning the array of light beams and outputting the conditioned array of light beams which have desired optical properties towards a specimen array.
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Abstract
An optical interrogation system and method are described herein that are capable of generating light beams that have desired optical properties which are directed towards a specimen array. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation system includes a light source, a diffractive element and a collimating optic (e.g., simple lens(es), f-θ lens(es), segmented mirror, fiber array). The light source emits a light beam to the diffractive optic which receives the light beam and outputs an array of light beams to the collimating optic. The collimating optic receives and conditions the light beams emitted from the diffractive optic and then outputs the conditioned light beams which have desired optical properties towards a specimen array. Several other embodiments of the optical interrogation system are also described herein.
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37 Claims
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1. An optical interrogation system comprising:
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a light source for outputting a light beam;
a diffractive optic for receiving the light beam and outputting an array of light beams; and
a collimating optic for receiving and conditioning the array of light beams and outputting the conditioned array of light beams which have desired optical properties towards a specimen array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. The optical interrogation system of claim 16, wherein said swept angle detection system includes:
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a rotating mirror for reflecting an array of light beams reflected from the specimen array;
an aperture plate having one or more holes through which passes selected ones of the light beams reflected from the rotating mirror;
an array of photodetectors for receiving the light beams that passed through the aperture plate; and
a data acquisition system for analyzing data received from said array of photodetectors.
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21. A method for interrogating one or more specimens in a specimen array, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a light source to generate a light beam;
using a diffractive optic to receive the light beam and output an array of light beams; and
using a collimating optic to receive and condition the array of light beams and then output the conditioned array of light beams which have desired optical properties towards a specimen array. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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