Abstract:
A measuring device for immunochromatography test piece comprising an irradiation optical system for irradiating measurement light onto an immunochromatography test piece, and a detection optical system for detecting reflected light from the immunochromatography test piece under irradiation with the measurement light. The irradiation optical system comprises a semiconductor light emitting element, a beam shaping member, a lens, a first baffle portion, a second baffle portion, and a third baffle portion. The beam shaping member shapes light from the semiconductor light emitting element, into a beam of a beam section extending in a direction substantially parallel to a colored line formed on the immunochromatography test piece. The lens focuses the beam from the beam shaping member on the immunochromatography test piece. The first baffle portion removes stray light, which is disposed between the semiconductor light emitting element and the beam shaping member. The second baffle portion removes stray light, which is disposed between the beam shaping member and the lens. The third baffle portion removes stray light, which is disposed between the lens and the immunochromatography test piece.
Abstract:
A measuring cell is formed of base plates joined together. A passage groove is formed on a joining surface of one base plate. Through-holes for introducing and discharging a fluid sample are formed on the other base plate, and the joining surface is provided with an optically opaque Si film as slits. Further, the joining surfaces of the base plates and the inner surface of the passage groove are covered with SiO2 films. Thus, a measuring cell having a sufficiently small passage sectional area, a high air-tightness, a chemically stable measuring chamber, and a high measuring sensitivity can be obtained.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring physiological parameters of blood conveyed within an extracorporeal circulatory system. Two light sources (1a, 1b) emit light of varying wavelength into a spherical cavity (3) that comprises a reflective inner surface (3a). Light sensor means (2) receives part of the light propagating within the cavity (3). A tube portion of the extracorporeal circulation can be inserted into a second cavity (4) such that the light (La, Lb) emitted by the light sources encounters the boundary surface between the blood and an inner wall of the tube. The light returns to the cavity (3) at least to an extent by means of reflection and/or transmission.
Abstract:
An approach for increasing the sensitivity of a high resolution measurement device 50 is disclosed. The device includes a laser 52 for generating a probe beam 54 which is tightly focused onto the surface of the sample 58. A detector 66 is provided for monitoring a parameter of the reflected probe beam. In accordance with the subject invention, a spatial filter is provided for reducing the amount of light energy reaching the detector that has been reflected from areas on the surface of the sample beyond the focused spot. The spatial filter includes a relay lens 68 and a blocking member 70 located in the focal plane of the lens. The blocking member 70 includes an aperture 72 dimensioned to block light reflected from the surface of the sample beyond a predetermined distance from the center of the focused spot. In this manner, greater sensitivity to sample characteristics within the highly focused spot is achieved.
Abstract:
The use of continuous wave (CW) laser excitation to measure small differences in the fluorescence of bands of fluorophore stained nucleic acid fragments present in gels is described.
Abstract:
Reflectance apparatus is disclosed for obtaining measurement of nonspecular reflected light in which controlled light rays are directed by means of a lens and transmission path from a light source through a light trap to expose or illuminate a specimen and nonspecular reflected light is passed from the specimen through the light trap along a transmission path to one or more detectors where the nonspecular reflected light is measured.
Abstract:
A flow cell assembly for adapting an apparatus for both fluorometric and colorimetric studies. The assembly includes a holder having a folded optical path between an external light source and photosensitive response means. The light input to the optical path is at right angles to the light output therefrom so that the assembly may be employed in place of the sample cuvette of a conventional spectrofluorescence measuring instrument. The holder contains a flow tube having an offset sight passageway portion supported endwise in the optical path. The holder includes a light shield plate slotted to receive the legs of the offset portion and to substantially protect the offset sight passageway portion and the folded optical path from stray light. The flow tube may include an integral debubbler.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for detecting and classifying defects based on the phase of dark field scattering from a sample are described herein. In some embodiments, throughput is increased by detecting and classifying defects with the same optical system. In one aspect, a defect is classified based on the measured relative phase of scattered light collected from at least two spatially distinct locations in the collection pupil. The phase difference, if any, between the light transmitted through any two spatially distinct locations at the pupil plane is determined from the positions of the interference fringes in the imaging plane. The measured phase difference is indicative of the material composition of the measured sample. In another aspect, an inspection system includes a programmable pupil aperture device configured to sample the pupil at different, programmable locations in the collection pupil.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a light delivery and collection device for performing spectroscopic analysis of a subject. The light delivery and collection device comprises a reflective cavity with two apertures. The first aperture is configured to receive excitation light which then diverges and projects onto the second aperture. The second aperture is configured to be applied close to the subject such that the reflective cavity substantially forms an enclosure covering a large area of the subject. The excitation light enters and interacts with the covered area of the subject to produce inelastic scattering and/or fluorescence emission from the subject. The reflective cavity has a specular reflective surface with high reflectivity to the excitation light as well as to the inelastic scattering and/or fluorescence emission from the subject. The reflective cavity reflects the excitation light that is reflected and/or back-scattered from the subject and redirects it towards the subject. This causes more excitation light to penetrate into a diffusely scattering subject to produce inelastic scattering and/or fluorescence emission from inside of the subject hence enabling sub-surface measurement. In addition, the reflective cavity reflects the inelastic scattering and/or fluorescence emission from the subject unless the inelastic scattering and/or fluorescence emission either emits from the first aperture of the reflective cavity to be measured with a spectrometer device, or re-enters the subject at the second aperture. This multi-reflection process improves the collection efficiency of the inelastic scattering or fluorescence emission from the subject.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of a light detection device and a method of using the device are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the light detection device can include a housing that extends along a housing axis between top and bottom surfaces. The device can also include a port that is adapted to receive a sample, and a door connected to the housing. The door can include an actuator portion adapted to selectively move the door between a closed position and an open position, and a cover portion connected to the actuator portion and adapted to close the port when the door is in the closed position and open the port when the door is in the open position to allow external access to the port.