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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Simon Prince, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Danilo Condello, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vincent Hsieh, San Diego, CA (US);
Krysada Phounsiri, Chula Vista, CA (US);
John O'Shaughnessy, San Diego, CA (US);
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method comprises: directing, using an objective and a first reflective surface, first autofocus light toward a sensor, the first autofocus light reflected from a first surface of a substrate; preventing second autofocus light from reaching the sensor, the second autofocus light reflected from a second surface of the substrate; and directing, using the objective and a second reflective surface, emission light toward the sensor, the emission light originating from a sample at the substrate.