Patent ID: 7463353

Claim:
A modular, micro-scale, optical array and biodetection device for quantifying fluorescence intensities of a plurality of substantially separated, and dimensionally uniform elements of a bioarray, said bioarray elements located at known positions on a plain support comprising: a light guide directing bioarray illumination light from a respective light source to opposing sides of the plain support; an optical module collecting light individually from the bioarray elements; said optical module including an optical member, a filter, and a sensor; said optical member collects and transfers emitted light from the bioarray elements via the filter to the sensor; said optical member including a micro-lens array and a fiber optic faceplate; said micro-lens array focusing emitted light from the bioarray elements, said micro-lens array having consistent scale and dimensionality with the bioarray elements; said filter transfers light from the elements having a predefined wavelength spectrum and blocks light outside the predefined wavelength spectrum; and said sensor receives transferred light from the elements and produces a signal corresponding to respective elements of the bioarray.