Photonic molecular probe
First Claim
1. An opto-electronic device utilizing a band of partially polarized polychromatic light for quantitative analysis of a target molecule within a mixed specimen, said device comprising:
- a movable polarizer for producing a segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light from the band of partially polarized polychromatic light;
a specimen cell adapted for receiving the mixed specimen and for transporting said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light to the mixed specimen;
a movable polarizing analyzer optically coupled to said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light exiting the mixed specimen; and
comparison means for comparing said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light before entering the mixed specimen with said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light after exiting the mixed specimen,wherein said movable polarizer is synchronized with said movable polarizing analyzer.
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Abstract
An opto-electronic device utilizes a band of polychromatic light for quantitative analysis of a target molecule within a mixed specimen. A movable polarizer produces a segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light from the band of partially polarized polychromatic light. A specimen cell adapted for receiving the mixed specimen transports the segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light to the mixed specimen. A movable polarizing analyzer is optically coupled to the segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light exiting the mixed specimen. The segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light before entering the mixed specimen is compared with the segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light after exiting the mixed specimen. The movable polarizer is synchronized with the movable polarizing analyzer. Additionally a frequency filter can be optically coupled to the movable polarizer, where the frequency filter produces a beam of single frequency ellipitically polarized light from the band of partially polarized polychromatic light such that the segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light is a segmented band of ellipitically polarized light.
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40 Claims
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1. An opto-electronic device utilizing a band of partially polarized polychromatic light for quantitative analysis of a target molecule within a mixed specimen, said device comprising:
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a movable polarizer for producing a segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light from the band of partially polarized polychromatic light; a specimen cell adapted for receiving the mixed specimen and for transporting said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light to the mixed specimen; a movable polarizing analyzer optically coupled to said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light exiting the mixed specimen; and comparison means for comparing said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light before entering the mixed specimen with said segmented band of partially polarized polychromatic light after exiting the mixed specimen, wherein said movable polarizer is synchronized with said movable polarizing analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An opto-electronic device utilizing a band of partially polarized polychromatic light for quantitative analysis of a target molecule within a mixed specimen, said device comprising:
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a frequency filter for producing a beam of elliptically polarized light from the band of partially polarized polychromatic light; a polarizer for producing segmented characterized light by rotating said polarizer, said elliptically polarized light optically coupled to said a specimen cell adapted for receiving the mixed specimen so that said segmented characterized light is brought onto and through the mixed specimen; a movable polarizing analyzer optically coupled to segmented characterized light exiting the mixed specimen; and comparison means for comparing said segmented characterized light before entering the mixed specimen with said segmented characterized light after exiting the mixed specimen, wherein when said polarizer is rotated to a selected position, said movable polarizing analyzer is scanned from a predetermined position through a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for quantitative analysis of a target molecule within a mixed specimen, said method comprising the steps of:
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producing elliptical/partially polarized polychromatic light; producing segmented characterized light by rotating a polarizer optically coupled to said elliptical/partially polarized polychromatic light; transporting said segmented characterized light onto and through the mixed specimen; polarizing said segmented characterized light exiting the mixed specimen; and comparing said segmented characterized light before entering the mixed specimen with said segmented characterized light after exiting the mixed specimen, wherein the step of producing segmented characterized light is synchronized with the step of polarizing said segmented characterized light. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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