Multiplex fluorescence detection device having fiber bundle coupling multiple optical modules to a common detector

A detection system comprising.

• a data acquisition device;
• and
• a detection device coupled to the data acquisition device, wherein the detection device comprises:
• a motor to rotate a disk having a plurality of process chambers each having a plurality of species that emit fluorescent light at different wavelengths;
• a plurality of optical modules, wherein each of the optical modules is optically configured to excite the species and capture fluorescent light emitted by the species at different wavelengths;
• a detector;
• and
• a fiber optic bundle coupled to the plurality of optical modules to convey the fluorescent light from the multiple optical modules to the detector.

A method comprising:

• rotating a disk having a plurality of process chambers each having a plurality of species that emit fluorescent light at different wavelengths;
• exciting the disk with a plurality of light beams to produce a plurality of emitted fluorescent light beams;
• capturing the fluorescent light beams with a plurality of different optical modules, wherein the optical modules are optically configured for the different wavelengths;
• conveying the fluorescent light beams from the plurality of optical modules to a single detector with a fiber optic bundle;
• and
• outputting a signal from the detector representative of the detected light beams.