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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Cheng Frank Zhong, Fremont, CA (US);
Paul Lundquist, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mathieu Foguet, San Jose, CA (US);
Jonas Korlach, Newark, CA (US);
Hovig Bayandorian, Berkeley, CA (US);
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides substrates for use in various applications, including single-molecule analytical reactions. Methods for propagating optical energy within a substrate are provided. Devices comprising waveguide substrates and dielectric omnidirectional reflectors are provided. Waveguide substrates with improved uniformity of optical energy intensity across one or more waveguides and enhanced waveguide illumination efficiency within an analytic detection region of the arrays are provided.