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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Robert A. Modavis, Painted Post, NY (US);
Qi Wu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Stephen J. Caracci, Elmira, NY (US);
David A. Pastel, Horseheads, NY (US);
Robert A. Modavis, Painted Post, NY (US);
Qi Wu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Stephen J. Caracci, Elmira, NY (US);
David A. Pastel, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical interrogation system and a method are described herein that enable the interrogation of one or more biosensors which can be located within the wells of a microplate. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation system has a tunable laser, N-fiber launches, N-lenses and N-detectors that are set-up to interrogate N-biosensors. In another embodiment, the optical interrogation system has a tunable laser, N-fiber launches, N+1 lenses and N-detectors that are set-up to interrogate N-biosensors.