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Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017

Filed:

May. 10, 2016
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Ltd., Marlow, Buckinghamshire, GB;

Inventors:

Francescopaolo Mattioli Della Rocca, Edinburgh, GB;

John Kevin Moore, Edinburgh, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6445 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0683 (2013.01);
Abstract

Photoluminescence from a sample detector is detected using an array of photo-sensitive detectors. At least one first photo-sensitive detector of the array is provided with a first type of linear polarization filter and at least one second photo-sensitive detector is provided with a second type of linear polarization filter. The first type of linear polarization filter has a plane of polarization which is at angled with respect to a plane of polarization of said second type of polarization filter.


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