Patent ID: 7982878

Claim:
An optical detection device comprising: an input segment adapted to receive an analyte transport fluid; an optic segment including: a mirror; an excitation assembly, said excitation assembly including a light source emitting a first wavelength; a first lens optically connected to said excitation assembly; at least one focusing lens; a detector; a sensing slide carrying at least one reporter thereon, said reporter being selected to react with at least one target analyte, thereby producing an emission having at least a second wavelength; said sensing slide positioned between said input segment and said optic segment, said sensing slide being in fluid communication with said input segment and in optical communication with said optic segment, wherein said second wavelength is coupled and re-radiated in far-field radiation by said sensing slide; and said optical segment positioned to separate said second wavelength into at least two different wavelengths, wherein said detector is adapted to spectrally detect different wavelengths and measure an intensity of each wavelength.