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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joerg Martini, San Francisco, CA (US);
Noble M. Johnson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael I. Recht, Mountain View, CA (US);
David M. Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tim Curley, San Carlos, CA (US);
Peter Kiesel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Martin Sheridan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a host structure that includes a waveguide configured to deliver measurement light to a compartment at least partially within the host structure. The compartment is configured to reversibly engage a fluidic optical cartridge. The host structure also includes a detector configured to receive and process output light emanating from the fluidic optical cartridge as well as electronics to process signals from the detector.