Methods and systems for simultaneous real-time monitoring of optical signals from multiple sources

US8264687B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Paul Lundquist · San Francisco, US
• Denis Zaccarin · San Jose, US
• Yves Lacroix · Hyères, FR
• Mark Maxham · Richardson, US
• Mathieu Foquet · San Jose, US
• Stephen Turner · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 11, 2012
• Expiry date: May 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2201/126
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and systems for real-time monitoring of optical signals from arrays of signal sources, and particularly optical signal sources that have spectrally different signal components. Systems include signal source arrays in optical communication with optical trains that direct excitation radiation to and emitted signals from such arrays and image the signals onto detector arrays, from which such signals may be subjected to additional processing.