Patent ID: 6867851
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. An image detection apparatus for use with a biological sample, the apparatus comprising: a light source that provides source light along a source light path; a holding apparatus to hold a substrate, on which a biological sample is mounted, in a position such that at least a portion of the source light impinges on at least a portion of the biological sample and causes light emission representative of the biological sample to be produced in the form of emitted light along an emitted light path; a light detector array comprising a plurality of detector pixels that is positioned in at least a portion of the emitted light path such that the array senses emitted light from the biological sample; and a transport mechanism adapted to translate the light detector array to allow the capture of an image of at least a portion of the biological sample as a plurality of sub-images.