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Surface plasmon sensor for multiple channel analysis
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-24
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Granted: 1999-06-29
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Expires: 2017-04-24
Abstract
Abstract A surface plasmon sensor includes a prism, a metal film which is formed on one face of the prism and is brought into contact with a sample, a light source emitting a light beam, an optical system which causes the light beam to enter the prism so that various angles of incidence of the light beam to the interface between the prism and the metal film can be obtained, and a photodetector which is able to detect the intensity of the light beam reflected in total reflection from the interface for the various angles of incidence. A light deflector deflects the light beam so that the light beam impinges upon the interface between the prism and the metal film in a plurality of different positions in sequence.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Naya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:59
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J3/00; G01J3/28; G01J3/30; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/55; G01N21/552; G01N21/553
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A surface plasmon sensor, comprising: a prism, a plurality of metal films which are formed on one face of the prism and are side by side and brought into contact with a plurality of areas on a plurality of samples, a light source emitting a light beam, an optical system which causes the light beam to enter the prism so that various angles of incidence of the light beam to the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films can be obtained, a photodetector means which is able to detect the intensity of the light beam reflected in total reflection from the interface for the various angles of incidence, and a light deflector means which deflects the light beam at an unvaried angle of incidence so that the light beam converges and impinges upon the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films in a plurality of different positions in sequence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A surface plasmon sensor, comprising: a prism, a plurality of metal films which are formed on one face of the prism and are side by side and brought into contact with a plurality of areas on a plurality of samples, a light source emitting a light beam, an optical system which causes the light beam to enter the prism so that various angles of incidence of the light beam to the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films can be obtained, a photodetector means which is able to detect the intensity of the light beam reflected in total reflection from the interface for the various angles of incidence, and a light deflector means which deflects the light beam at an unvaried angle of incidence so that the light beam converges and impinges upon the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films in a plurality of different positions in sequence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The surface plasmon sensor as defined in claim 1 in which the optical system is arranged so that the light beam reflected in total reflection from the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films is condensed in a predetermined position irrespective of the position where the incident light beam impinges upon the interface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
138 words
A surface plasmon sensor, comprising: a prism, a plurality of metal films which are formed on one face of the prism and are side by side and brought into contact with a plurality of areas on a plurality of samples, a semiconductor laser array which has a plurality of light emitting portions each emitting a light beam, an optical system which causes the light beams emitted from the semiconductor laser array to converge and enter the prism so that various angles of incidence to the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films can be obtained for each of the light beams, and a photodetector means which is able to detect the intensity of the light beam reflected in total reflection from the interface for the various angles of incidence of each of the light beams.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
138 words
A surface plasmon sensor, comprising: a prism, a plurality of metal films which are formed on one face of the prism and are side by side and brought into contact with a plurality of areas on a plurality of samples, a semiconductor laser array which has a plurality of light emitting portions each emitting a light beam, an optical system which causes the light beams emitted from the semiconductor laser array to converge and enter the prism so that various angles of incidence to the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films can be obtained for each of the light beams, and a photodetector means which is able to detect the intensity of the light beam reflected in total reflection from the interface for the various angles of incidence of each of the light beams.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
The surface plasmon sensor as defined in claim 3 in which the semiconductor laser array is driven so that light beams are emitted simultaneously from the light emitting portions of the semiconductor laser array, the optical system is arranged to condense the plurality of light beams reflected from the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films in different positions, and the photodetector means has a plurality of light receiving portions each of which discretely receives one of the condensed light beams.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
The surface plasmon sensor as defined in claim 3 in which the semiconductor laser array is driven so that light beams are emitted in sequence from the light emitting portions of the semiconductor laser array at time intervals, the optical system is arranged to condense the plurality of light beams reflected from the interface between the prism and the plurality of metal films in the same position and the photodetector means has a light receiving portion common to the plurality of the condensed light beams.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The surface plasmon sensor as defined in claim 2, wherein said photodetector means is a CCD line sensor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The surface plasmon sensor as defined in claim 4, wherein said photodetector means is a CCD area sensor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The surface plasmon sensor as defined in claim 5, wherein said photodetector means is a CCD line sensor.
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