Lighting design of high quality biomedical devices
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1. A solid-state light engine comprising:
- a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission;
a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color;
a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color;
a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color;
a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and
an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument wherein the solid state light engine is capable of emitting narrowband light exceeding 500 mW per color with intensities up to 10 W/cm2.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a plurality of light sources to power a variety of applications including microarray readers, microplate scanners, microfluidic analyzers, sensors, sequencers, Q-PCR and a host of other bioanalytical tools that drive today'"'"'s commercial, academic and clinical biotech labs.
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1. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument wherein the solid state light engine is capable of emitting narrowband light exceeding 500 mW per color with intensities up to 10 W/cm2. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 10, 11, 12)
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2. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein the solid state light engine can be pulsed on and off rapidly to enable time-based detection methods.
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3. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein the solid state light engine can be pulsed on and off at a frequency greater than 2 kHz.
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4. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein the solid state light engine can be pulsed on and off at a frequency of about 5 kHz.
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7. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein each color can be switched independently in 30 μ
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8. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein the luminescent color is green, the first color is red, the second color is blue, and the third color is cyan.
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9. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and a fourth LED light module wherein the fourth LED light module includes at least a fourth LED adapted to emit fourth light of a fourth color different than the first color, the second color, the third color, and the luminescent color; and wherein the plurality of dichroic elements is adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light, the third light, and the fourth light toward the optical output element for transmission to said optical instrument.
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13. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein the solid state light engine is adapted for simultaneous excitation of multiple fluorescent tags.
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14. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the rod includes a narrowband luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the narrowband luminescent material such that the narrowband luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color by spontaneous emission; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a third LED light module wherein the third LED light module includes at least a third LED adapted to emit third light of a third color different than the first color, the second color, and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, the second light and the third light into an output light beam; and an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to an optical instrument; and wherein the solid state light engine is adapted for rapid serial excitation of multiple different fluorescent tags in microsecond timeframes.
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a lamp which includes a rod and an LED light source, wherein in the rod includes a luminescent material, and wherein the LED light source is adapted to emit light to excite the luminescent material such that the luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, and the second light into an output light beam; an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to a microscope; and wherein the solid state light engine is capable of emitting narrowband light exceeding 500 mW per color. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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16. A solid-state light engine comprising:
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a lamp which includes a rod and an LED light source, wherein in the rod includes a luminescent material, and wherein the LED light source is adapted to emit light to excite the luminescent material such that the luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, and the second light into an output light beam; an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to a microscope; and wherein the solid state light engine can be pulsed on and off at a frequency greater than 2 kHz.
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a lamp which includes a rod and an LED light source, wherein in the rod includes a luminescent material, and wherein the LED light source is adapted to emit light to excite the luminescent material such that the luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, and the second light into an output light beam; an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to a microscope; and wherein each color can be switched independently in 30 μ
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a lamp which includes a rod and an LED light source, wherein in the rod includes a luminescent material, and wherein the LED light source is adapted to emit light to excite the luminescent material such that the luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, and the second light into an output light beam; an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to a microscope; and wherein the solid state light engine can be adapted for simultaneous excitation of multiple fluorescent tags.
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a lamp which includes a rod and an LED light source, wherein in the rod includes a luminescent material, and wherein the LED light source is adapted to emit light to excite the luminescent material such that the luminescent material emits luminescent light of a luminescent color; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit first light of a first color different than the luminescent color; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit second light of a second color different than the first color and the luminescent color; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, and the second light into an output light beam; an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to a microscope; and wherein the solid state light engine can be adapted for rapid serial excitation of multiple different fluorescent tags in microsecond timeframes.
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a lamp which includes a luminescent rod and a solid state light source, wherein in the luminescent rod includes a luminescent material, and wherein the solid state light source is adapted to emit light to excite the luminescent material such that the luminescent material emits green light; a first LED light module, wherein the first LED light module includes at least a first LED adapted to emit red light; a second LED light module, wherein the second LED light module includes at least a second LED adapted to emit blue light; a plurality of dichroic elements adapted to direct each of the luminescent light, the first light, and the second light into an output light beam; an optical output element adapted to couple the output light beam to a microscope. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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