Photometric device
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1. A photometric device for measuring an optical property of a plurality of samples, contained within a plurality of vessels in multi-assay plate, comprising, in combination;
- an excitation light source that emits a first light having a first wavelength range on the order of 200 to 1100 nanometers,a monochromator, responsive to said first light received from said excitation light source, for producing a second light having a predetermined second wavelength range on the order of 250 to 750 nanometers;
an optical fiber, coupled to said monochromator and extending in a first direction therefrom, for receiving said second light and transmitting a test light substantially in said first direction;
a distribution network including a series of distribution optical fibers extending in a second direction;
rotor means for receiving said test light from said optical fiber and for redirecting said test light substantially in said second direction and sequentially into each of said distribution optical fibers;
said rotor means including at least a first mirror operable in a series of mirror positions in correspondence with said series of distribution optical fibers, respectively;
said distribution network transmitting said test light substantially vertically and sequentially through said vessels, said test light being affected by each of said samples to produce a plurality of measurement light flashes;
and photodetector means for receiving said measuring light flashes and responsively providing a plurality of electrical measurement output signals representative of said optical property for each of said optical property for each of said samples, respectively.
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The present invention relates to a photometric device for measuring optical parameters. The invention functions in the ultraviolet light range through use of a monochromator and splits the test light in multiple channels by a rotor assembly, including a mirror.
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1. A photometric device for measuring an optical property of a plurality of samples, contained within a plurality of vessels in multi-assay plate, comprising, in combination;
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an excitation light source that emits a first light having a first wavelength range on the order of 200 to 1100 nanometers, a monochromator, responsive to said first light received from said excitation light source, for producing a second light having a predetermined second wavelength range on the order of 250 to 750 nanometers; an optical fiber, coupled to said monochromator and extending in a first direction therefrom, for receiving said second light and transmitting a test light substantially in said first direction; a distribution network including a series of distribution optical fibers extending in a second direction; rotor means for receiving said test light from said optical fiber and for redirecting said test light substantially in said second direction and sequentially into each of said distribution optical fibers; said rotor means including at least a first mirror operable in a series of mirror positions in correspondence with said series of distribution optical fibers, respectively; said distribution network transmitting said test light substantially vertically and sequentially through said vessels, said test light being affected by each of said samples to produce a plurality of measurement light flashes; and photodetector means for receiving said measuring light flashes and responsively providing a plurality of electrical measurement output signals representative of said optical property for each of said optical property for each of said samples, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a photometric device of the type utilizing a multi-assay plate and an optical fiber for transmitting light from a source in a first direction, the improvement comprising, in combination:
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a series of distribution optical fibers extending in a second direction; and rotor means, including at least a first mirror having a series of operational positions, for receiving said light from said optical fiber and for redirecting said light sequentially along each of said distribution optical fibers, said operational positions being in correspondence with said distribution optical fibers, respectively, second mirror in fixed relationship to said first mirror and a lens interposed and in a fixed relationship to said first and second mirrors.
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