Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical sensor apparatus to detect light based on the refractive index of a sample
- Patent Title (中): 基于样品的折射率检测光的光学传感器装置
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Application No.: US13401765Application Date: 2012-02-21
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Publication No.: US09024252B2Publication Date: 2015-05-05
- Inventor: Ronald Chiarello , Shad Pierson , Christopher Wacinski , Mark Arbore , Yevgeny Anoikin
- Applicant: Ronald Chiarello , Shad Pierson , Christopher Wacinski , Mark Arbore , Yevgeny Anoikin
- Applicant Address: US MA Billerica
- Assignee: Entegris-Jetalon Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Entegris-Jetalon Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Billerica
- Agency: Sprinkle IP Law Group
- Main IPC: H01J5/02
- IPC: H01J5/02 ; G01N21/43

Abstract:
An optical sensor apparatus includes an optically transmissive structure having planar first, second, and third faces, two or more light sources located outside the structure adjacent the first face, and a photodetector array located outside the prism adjacent the first face. The structure, light sources, and photodetector array are configured such that light from the light sources that is totally internally reflected at an optical interface between the prism and a sample outside the structure proximate the second face is reflected at the third face and incident on a portion of the photodetector array that depends on a refractive index of the sample. The light sources are positioned with respect to the structure and photodetector array such that the totally internally reflected light from each light source corresponds to a different range of refractive index of the sample and maps to a corresponding portion of the photodetector array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130214138A1 CRITICAL ANGLE OPTICAL SENSOR APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-08-22
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