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ARRAYS OF OPTICAL CONFINEMENTS AND USES THEREOF

  • US 20080161195A1
  • Filed: 10/26/2007
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • an array of waveguides on a solid support, said array having a fill fraction greater than about 0.0001, wherein said waveguides are suitable for holding a biological reagent, and wherein said waveguides provide an effective observation volume that permits observation of individual molecules present in said biological reagent; and

    an optical system operatively coupled to the waveguides that detects signals from the effective observation volume of said waveguides.

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