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Light detection system and method of using same

US10422753B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2016
Grant dateSep 24, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/065
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of a light detection device and a system that utilizes such device are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the light detection device can include a housing that includes a port disposed in a top surface, a receptacle disposed within the housing and adapted to receive a sample, a detector disposed within the housing along an optical axis and including an input surface having an active area, and a reflector disposed within the housing along the optical axis between the receptacle and the input surface of the detector. The reflector can include an input aperture disposed adjacent the receptacle, an output aperture disposed adjacent the input surface of the detector, and a reflective surface that extends between the input aperture and the output aperture.

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