Temperature control for light-emitting diode stabilization
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a light-emitting diode (LED);
a temperature sensor in thermal contact with the LED and capable of measuring an operating temperature of the LED and generating an operating temperature signal; and
a temperature regulating system capable of receiving the operating temperature signal and regulating the operating temperature based on the operating temperature signal, and adapted to control excitation of one or more fluorescent dyes.
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Abstract
A system is provided that includes a light-emitting diode (LED); a temperature sensor in thermal contact with the LED and capable of measuring an operating temperature and generating an operating temperature signal; and a temperature regulating system capable of receiving the operating temperature signal and regulating the operating temperature based on the operating temperature signal. A method for stabilizing the temperature of an LED is provided. A method is provided that includes providing a system comprising an LED, a reaction region, and a sample in the reaction region; generating excitation beams with the LED; directing excitation beams to the sample; detecting an optical property of the sample to obtain detection data; measuring the operating temperature of the light emitting diode; and adjusting the detection data of an excitation beam characteristic shift related to the operating temperature, when the LED is operated at the operating temperature to generate the excitation beams.
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66 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a light-emitting diode (LED);
a temperature sensor in thermal contact with the LED and capable of measuring an operating temperature of the LED and generating an operating temperature signal; and
a temperature regulating system capable of receiving the operating temperature signal and regulating the operating temperature based on the operating temperature signal, and adapted to control excitation of one or more fluorescent dyes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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a reaction region;
a light-emitting diode (LED) capable of generating and directing excitation beams toward the reaction region;
a temperature sensor in thermal contact with the LED and capable of measuring an operating temperature of the LED and generating an operating temperature signal;
a detector adapted to detect emission signals from the reaction region and capable of generating detection data; and
a data adjustment unit capable of receiving the operating temperature signal and the detection data, and adapted to adjust the detection data for an excitation beam characteristic shift related to the operating temperature, to form shifted detection data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. The system of 35, wherein the excitation beam characteristic comprises a spectrum of the generated excitation beams.
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46. The system of 35, wherein the excitation beam characteristic comprises an intensity of the generated excitation beams.
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47. A method for illuminating a reaction region with excitation beams, the method comprising:
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providing a system comprising an LED, a reaction region, and a sample in the reaction region;
generating excitation beams with the LED;
directing excitation beams at the sample;
measuring an operating temperature of the LED; and
regulating the operating temperature by at least one of transferring heat from the LED and transferring heat to the LED, based on the operating temperature. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for illuminating a reaction region with excitation beams, the method comprising:
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providing a system comprising an LED, a reaction region, and a sample in the reaction region;
generating excitation beams with the LED;
directing excitation beams to the sample;
detecting an optical property of the sample to obtain detection data;
measuring the operating temperature of the light emitting diode to determine a measured temperature; and
adjusting the detection data of an excitation beam characteristic shift related to the measured temperature. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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55. The method of 54, wherein the excitation beam characteristic comprises a spectrum of the generated excitation beams.
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56. The method of 54, wherein the excitation beam characteristic comprises an intensity of the generated excitation beams.
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65. A method for maintaining emission intensity and spectral stability of an LED, the method comprising:
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providing a system comprising an LED;
generating excitation beams with the LED;
measuring an operating temperature of the LED; and
regulating the operating temperature by at least one of transferring heat from the LED and transferring heat to the LED, based on the operating temperature, to maintain emssion intensity and spectral stability of the LED. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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