Optical waveguides – Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Wells, Nikita (Department: 2881)
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
C356S038000, C359S245000, C359S248000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11228925
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to optical confinements, methods of preparing and methods of using them for analyzing molecules and/or monitoring chemical reactions. The apparatus and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for high-throughput and low-cost single-molecular analysis.
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