Spinning biodisks have advantages that make them attractive for specialized biochip
applications. The two main classes of spinning biodisks are microfluidic disks and bio …

(57) ABSTRACT A device for identifying analytes in a biological Sample, including a
Substrate having a Surface lying Substantially in a first plane, a plurality of targets, each …

This book presents the fundamental physics of optical interferometry as applied to
biophysical, biological and medical research. Interference is at the core of many types of …

Holographic optical coherence imaging acquires en face images from successive depths
inside scattering tissue. In a study of multicellular tumor spheroids the holographic features …

We present depth-resolved coherence-domain images of living tissue using a dynamic
holographic semiconductor film. An AlGaAs photorefractive quantum-well device is used in …

Holographic optical coherence imaging is a full-frame variant of coherence-domain imaging.
An optoelectronic semiconductor holographic film functions as a coherence filter placed …

Adaptive spinning-disk interferometry is capable of measuring surface profiles of a thin
biolayer with subnanometer longitudinal resolution. High-speed phase modulation in the …

Common-path differential phase-contrast interferometry measures the spatial gradient of
surface dipole density on a bio-optical compact disk (BioCD) and is sensitive to small …

October 2004■ Optics & Photonics News 49 wave-front-splitting null interferometer, which
can be understood by considering Fig. 1. By carefully selecting the focusing lens, a …

A multi-modal data acquisition system for detecting target material on a biological reaction
surface, the system comprising a radiation source for generating an incoming beam that …