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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Keith T. Carron, Centennial, WY (US);
Mark Watson, Laramie, WY (US);
Shane Buller, Laramie, WY (US);
Inventors:
Keith T. Carron, Centennial, WY (US);
Mark Watson, Laramie, WY (US);
Shane Buller, Laramie, WY (US);
Assignee:
Intevac, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/06 (2006.01); G01J 3/44 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spectroscopic system is described that provides at least one of focus of an excitation beam onto a sample, automatic focus of an optical system of the spectroscopic system for collecting a spectroscopic signal, and/or averaging of excitation intensity over a surface area of the sample.