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US 9,068,921 B2Granted
Analyzer and method for sensing using the same
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWei Wu, Qiangfei Xia, Shih-Yuan Wang, Jingjing Li
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Abstract
An analyzer is disclosed herein. The analyzer encompasses a substrate having a surface with a plurality of distinct V-grooves formed therein. An input flow channel is configured to intersect and fluidly communicate with each of the plurality of distinct V-grooves at respective input points, and an output flow channel is configured to intersect and fluidly communicate with each of the plurality of distinct V-grooves at respective output points.
Claims15
An analyzer, comprising:
- a substrate having a surface;
- a plurality of distinct V-grooves formed in the substrate surface, each of the V-grooves having two opposed ends and to carry a sample containing at least one species;
- an input flow channel configured to intersect and fluidly communicate with each of the plurality of distinct V-grooves at respective input points;
- an output flow channel configured to intersect and fluidly communicate with each of the plurality of distinct V-grooves at respective output points;
- a plurality of input fibers, each input fiber physically connected to one of the two opposed ends of a respective one of the plurality of distinct V-grooves, and each input fiber configured to direct light into the respective one of the plurality of distinct V-grooves;
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- a plurality of output fibers, each output fiber physically connected to an opposite of the two opposed ends of the respective one of the plurality of distinct V-grooves, and each output fiber configured to direct light out of the respective one of the plurality of distinct V-grooves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.