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US 7,371,538 B2Granted
Microluminometer chip and method to measure bioluminescence
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorsMichael L. Simpson, Michael J. Paulus, Gary S. Sayler, Bruce M. Applegate, Steven A. Ripp
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Abstract
An integrated microluminometer includes an integrated circuit chip having at least one n-well/p-substrate junction photodetector for converting light received into a photocurrent, and a detector on the chip for processing the photocurrent. A distributed electrode configuration including a plurality of spaced apart electrodes disposed on an active region of the photodetector is preferably used to raise efficiency.
Claims11
An integrated microluminometer, comprising:
- an integrated circuit chip that includes at least one n-well/p-substrate junction photodetector for converting light received into a photocurrent, and a detector on said chip for processing said photocurrent.
An integrated microluminometer, comprising:
- a light detection system including at least one p-n junction based photodetector for converting light into electrical current and circuitry for reducing or canceling recombination and generation current produced by said photodetector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.