Eric Matthew Heinz

US Patent:

20180136126, May 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/815914

Inventors:

- Madison WI, US
IGOR PALGUYEV - Sunnyvale CA, US
ERIC HEINZ - San Diego CA, US
BRUCE JOHNSON - San Jose CA, US
THOMAS WILLSON - Sunnyvale CA, US
YARON KIDRON - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G01N 21/64
G02B 21/06

Abstract:

An illumination apparatus for configuration with spectro-fluorometer system includes at least one light emitting diode (LED), a collimator, and a light guide. The at least one LED may be configured to emit light including a first beam-width angle. The collimator is optically coupled to the at least one LED. The collimator is configured to collimate the light emitted from the at least one LED to form a collimated light beam including a second beam-width angle and a first cross-sectional illumination intensity profile. The second beam-width angle may be less than the first beam-width angle. The light guide may be configured to alter a cross-sectional area of the collimated light beam and output a substantially homogenized light beam including a second cross-sectional illumination intensity profile with greater uniformity than the first cross-sectional illumination intensity profile.