Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical method and an optical apparatus for displacement of particles (P). SOLUTION: The optical apparatus for displacement of the particles (P) is provided with both a substrate (6) in which at least one strip (5) made of at least one thin film is accumulated and the strip (5) having an optical thickness gradient along its axis line so that the displacement of the particles (P) may occur along the axis line of the strip (5) when electromagnetic waves (L) inadiate the apparatus. This invention may be applied to the classification and/or analysis of the particles. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid support for uniformly immobilizing oligonucleotides and a method for manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: The solid support (1) comprises a surface (4) for immobilizing oligonucleotides, wherein the surface (4) is a surface consisting of a substance selected from HfO2 , TiO2 , Ta2 O5 , ZrO2 and a mixture including at least one of these substances, and the surface (4) is treated to be hydrophilic. The method for manufacturing the solid support comprises the steps of providing a substrate (2), depositing a layer (3) of the substance selected from HfO2 , TiO2 , Ta2 O5 , ZrO2 and a mixture including at least one of these substances, and treating the free surface of the layer (3) to be hydrophilic.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain high absorptivity in the visible ray to near infrared ray region while minimizing the risk of a mechanically unstable state by forming a metal thin film in such a manner that the refractive index of the thin film is larger than the refractive index of the same metal in a bulk state and that the absorption const. of the film is smaller than the absorption const. of the metal in a bulk state in a specified spectral range. SOLUTION: The coating part consists of a thick metal layer 4 of a film thickness in several tens nm order, an alumina layer 6 of thickness in 20 to 30 nm order, an optically discontinuous thin aluminum absorbing layer 8 having
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent transmission of light over the critical wavelength in the UV region and to avoid reflectance of light equal to or lower than the critical wavelength by forming a dielectric laminated body which has an antireflecting function in the UV region and forming a metal base which acts as a preventing function in other region of the spectrum. SOLUTION: A dielectric structure 14 comprising plural films is directly formed on a metal film 12. The dielectric laminated body 14 has an antireflecting function against light of wavelength λsatisfying λ
Abstract:
The invention concerns a device for measuring dimensional or structural characteristics of an object, comprising: means (2) for forming an image of the optical Fourier transform of an elementary surface of the object in the image focal plane; processing means (26) for producing data concerning at least one dimensional and/or structural characteristic of the object based on the data supplied by the detecting means.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microsensor or nanosensor for chemical or biological species with surface plasmons. The inventive sensor comprises studs (2) which are distributed over the surface of a support (1), said studs (2) measuring less than 1 ñm. Moreover, the studs are made from an electrically-conductive material and can immobilise the chemical or biological species.
Abstract:
The invention relates to optical information storage. According to the invention, what is provided is a high-resolution optical information storage structure, comprising a substrate (10) provided with physical marks, the geometric configuration of which defines the information recorded, a superposition of three layers over the top of the marks on the substrate, and a transparent protective layer over the top of this superposition, the superposition comprising an indium antimonide or gallium antimonide layer (14) inserted between two ZnS/SiO2 dielectric layers (12, 16). The information may be prerecorded in the substrate with a resolution (in terms of size and space) better than the theoretical read resolution permitted by the wavelength of the read laser. The non-linearity in behaviour of the three-layer superposition allows the information to be read if the laser power is well chosen.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an analytical support for determining an analyte such as a DNA or RNA target, by carrying out a specific reaction of binding (hybridization) of said analyte with a ligand specific for this analyte, and determining the binding reaction by means of at least two fluorescent labels present on the analyte. This determination is carried out by applying an excitatory field and detecting the fluorescent emission of the various fluorescent labels. According to the invention, the support comprises a substrate coated with one or more layers of material(s) forming an assembly capable of decreasing or increasing the excitatory field for at least one of the fluorescent labels compared to the others. The ligands are attached to the final layer of the assembly. A layer of SiO 2 on a substrate of silicon can be used with the fluorescent labels Cy3 and Cy5.
Abstract:
Une biopuce comprend un substrat (12) supportant au moins une couche mince réfléchissante (13) offrant une face de réception pour des éléments chimiques ou biologiques contenant au moins un constituant apte à émettre un signal fluorescent sous l'action d'un signal d'excitation. La couche réfléchissante (13) présente un coefficient de réflexion inférieur à 4% à la longueur d'onde du signal d'excitation et un coefficient de réflexion supérieur à 40% à la longueur d'onde du signal fluorescent.
Abstract:
The measuring apparatus contains first (207) and second (209) light reflectors which have at least two mirrors or a matrix of mirrors (208) integrated in a single support, and the first and second reflectors form a system of resonant cavities. A support (200) such as a biochip with a number of biological samples (204) is placed between the first and second reflectors. At least one light pulse with a time span of between 100 picoseconds and 100 nanoseconds is emitted in the resonant cavities, and the responding light signals from the cavities are measured with the aid of one or more photodiodes, enabling the light absorption of the samples, containing DNA or RNA marked by fluorophores, to be determined.