Temperature control for light-emitting diode stabilization
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1. A method for illuminating a reaction region with excitation beams, the method comprising:
- 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.
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Abstract
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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1. 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. The method of 8, wherein the excitation beam characteristic comprises a spectrum of the generated excitation beams.
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10. The method of 8, wherein the excitation beam characteristic comprises an intensity of the generated excitation beams.
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19. 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 (20)
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