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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS SEQUENCING BY PHASED SYNTHESIS

  • US 20090312188A1
  • Filed: 06/10/2009
  • Published: 12/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A scanning sensor system for sequencing a nucleic acid comprising:

  • a substrate comprising a plurality of substantially parallel excitation waveguides, and a plurality of substantially parallel collection waveguides, the excitation waveguides and collection waveguides crossing to form a two-dimensional array of intersection regions where an excitation waveguide and a collection waveguide cross and provide optical communication with the intersection region at each crossing;

    a plurality of optical sensing sites arranged in optical communication with the intersection regions;

    one or more switchable light sources coupled to and in optical communication with the excitation waveguides of the substrate, and comprising a scanning light source input and a photo-cleaving light source input;

    a light dispersive module coupled to and in optical communication with the collection waveguides of the substrate, and comprising an array of elements;

    a detector coupled to and in optical communication with the light dispersive module.

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