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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2006
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Mark Adams, Rockledge, FL (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Mark Adams, Rockledge, FL (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A miniaturized fluidic spectrometer comprises a light source, a fluidic circuit having a plurality of flow channels through which an analyte flows, and a proximity detector array for detecting light from the light source transmitted through the fluidic circuit. Where the light source is broadband, a variable filter is disposed between the detector array and the fluidic circuit so that each position of the detector array is provided with a different wavelength response. The fluidic circuit is disposed in an optimized Fabry-Perot etalon. The fluidic circuit is defined in an elastomeric material and includes means for tuning the Fabry-Perot etalon by pressurization of flow channels in the elastomeric material.