公开(公告)号：US20240310644A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18575150

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: Fluidigm Corporation

Inventor： Zhongwei Shen ,  Kyle Wisdom Hukari ,  Kum Hon Cheang

IPC: G02B27/09 ,  G02B21/08

CPC classification number: G02B27/0961 ,  G02B21/082 ,  G02B27/0972

Abstract: Systems and associated methods and techniques for illuminating and imaging a device, such as a microfluidic or microarray device, are described herein. An optical source that illuminates the planar surface at an oblique angle can be used with optical components, such as an offset optical shaping rod and a wedge prism, used to provide uniform illumination across the planar surface and allow the illumination to appropriately reach the target illumination area despite the geometric limitations imposed by the presence and position of imaging, microfluidic control, and/or thermal cycling components.