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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Dirk Kurzbuch, Dublin, IE;
Jim Writser Peter Bakker, Uppsala, SE;
Thomas Ruckstuhl, Zurich, CH;
Jonas Melin, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Dirk Kurzbuch, Dublin, IE;
Jim Writser Peter Bakker, Uppsala, SE;
Thomas Ruckstuhl, Zurich, CH;
Jonas Melin, Uppsala, SE;
Assignee:
Dublin City University of Collins Avenue, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanning system that provides for detection based on supercritical angle fluorescence (SAF) is described. The system provides for the optical coupling of a sample to the scanner in a sandwich structure that uses first and second refractive index matching materials to provide optical coupling through the sandwich arrangement.