Optical device for measuring optical properties of a sample and method relating thereto
US7209223B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/6491
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for measuring optical properties of a sample are provided. The device comprises a housing surrounding a flow-through flow-cell having a sample inlet positioned proximate to a first end of the flow-cell and a sample outlet positioned proximate to a second end of the flow-cell and a sample chamber positioned between the sample inlet and the sample outlet. A plurality of excitation sources are positioned on the housing and are incident on a sample in the flow-cell. At least one excitation source has a wavelength that is different from the other excitation sources. At least one fluorescence emission detector, which detects a continuous broadband spectrum of emission wavelengths, is positioned in an operable relationship to the flow-cell. At least one signal interrogation system, which interprets a continuous fluorescence emission spectrum, is positioned in an operable relationship with each detector.
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