Patent ID: 7238954

Claim:
A fluorometer comprising: an entrance aperture, said entrance aperture capable of receiving input light from a light source and restricting the spatial extent of the input light, whereby the input light becomes restricted input light after interacting with the entrance aperture; collimating optics disposed to receive the restricted input light, said collimating optics capable of collimating the restricted input light, whereby the restricted input light becomes collimated light after interacting with the collimating optics; a Brewster angle optical wedge disposed to receive the collimated light, said wedge comprising a coated, clear crystal II-VI material suitable for optical and spectral imaging, whereby the collimated light becomes imaged light after interacting with the wedge; focusing optics disposed to receive the imaged light, whereby the imaged light becomes output light after interacting with the focusing optics; and a detector disposed to detect the output light.