Light detection device having an optical-path switching mechanism
US6097025A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/6471
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A high-throughput light detection instrument and method are described. In some embodiments, switch mechanisms and optical relay structures permit different light sources and/or detectors to be selected for different applications. In other embodiments, switch mechanisms and optical paths permit top/bottom illumination and/or top/bottom detection, or combinations thereof.
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