Granted Patent
B2
US 12,566,140 · App. 17/353,209 · Granted Mar 3, 2026
Biosensors based on optical probing and sensing
Inventors:
Lawrence Cary Gunn, III (Encinitas, CA); Muzammil Iqbal (San Diego, CA); Brad Spaugh (San Diego, CA); Frank Tybor (Coronado, CA)
Assignee:
Genalyte, Inc.
G01N21/7746G01N21/255G01N21/39G01N21/774G01N33/54373G01N33/54393G02B6/29338G02B6/34G01N21/648G02B2006/12097G02B2006/12138
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Abstract
Apparatus, sensor chips and techniques for optical sensing of substances by using optical sensors on sensor chips.
Claims (59)
1 . A biosensing system comprising:
a light source configured to generate input light comprising a range of wavelengths;
a beam splitter configured to divide the input light into a first portion and a second portion;
a resonant optical biosensor configured to receive the first portion of the input light and to output a first transmission spectrum of light that comprises a resonance within the range of wavelengths, the resonance corresponding to a wavelength that depends on the presence of an analyte at the resonant optical biosensor;
a first detector configured to detect the first transmission spectrum output from the resonant optical biosensor;
a wavelength referencing device configured to receive the second portion of the input light and to output a second transmission spectrum of light that comprises plurality of resonances within the range of wavelengths;
a second detector configured to detect the second transmission spectrum output from the wavelength referencing device; and
a processor configured to:
analyze the first and second transmission spectra and to determine the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the first transmission spectrum of light output from the resonant optical biosensor based at least in part on the plurality of resonances in the second transmission spectrum output from the wavelength referencing device;
identify a first resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength less than a wavelength of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum;
identify a second resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength greater than that of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum; and
determine the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the first transmission spectrum of light output from the resonant optical biosensor, at least in part, by determining a position of the resonance of the first transmission spectrum with respect to the first and second resonances of the second transmission spectrum.
2 . The biosensing system of claim 1 , wherein the light source is a wavelength tunable light source.
3 . The biosensing system of claim 2 , wherein the light source is configured to sweep the wavelength of the input light through the range of wavelengths over time.
4 . The biosensing system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first transmission spectrum comprises a plurality of resonances of the resonant optical biosensor, the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum indicating the presence of the analyte at the resonant optical biosensor, and the plurality of resonances and having a first free spectral range wavelength spacing therebetween;
the plurality of resonances in the second transmission spectrum have a second free spectral range wavelength spacing therebetween; and
the first free spectral range is larger than the second free spectral range and wherein the processor is further configured to:
for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum:
identify a first resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength less than a wavelength of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum;
identify a second resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength greater than that of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum; and
determine the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the first transmission spectrum of light output from the resonant optical biosensor, at least in part, by determining a position of the resonance of the first transmission spectrum with respect to the first and second resonances of the second transmission spectrum.
5 . The biosensing system of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum, identify a respective first resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength less than that of the respective resonance in the first transmission spectrum;
for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum, identify a respective second resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength greater than that of the respective resonance in the first transmission spectrum; and
determine the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the resonant optical biosensor at least in part by, for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum, determining a position of the respective resonance of the first transmission spectrum with respect to the respective first and second resonances of the second transmission spectrum.
6 . The biosensing system of claim 1 , wherein the resonant optical biosensor comprises a ring resonator and an adjacent waveguide.
7 . The biosensing system of claim 1 , wherein the wavelength referencing device comprises an etalon.
8 . The biosensing system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to provide the first portion of the input light to the resonant optical biosensor and to provide the second portion of the input light to the wavelength referencing device simultaneously.
9 . The biosensing system of claim 8 , wherein the system is configured to obtain samples from the first transmission spectrum and the second transmission spectrum simultaneously.
10 . A method comprising:
generating input light comprising a range of wavelengths;
dividing the input light into a first portion and a second portion;
providing the first portion of the input light to a resonant optical biosensor;
receiving, in response to the provision of the first portion of the input light to the resonant optical biosensor, a first transmission spectrum of light that comprises a resonance within the range of wavelengths, the resonance corresponding to a wavelength that depends on the presence of an analyte at the resonant optical biosensor;
detecting, with a first detector, the first transmission spectrum received from the resonant optical biosensor;
providing the second portion of the input light to a wavelength referencing device;
detecting, with a second detector, a second transmission spectrum of light that comprises a plurality of resonances within the range of wavelengths, wherein the second transmission spectrum is output from the wavelength referencing device in response to the provision of the second portion of the input light to the wavelength referencing device;
analyzing the first and second transmission spectra and to determine a wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the first transmission spectrum based at least in part on the plurality of resonances in the second transmission spectrum output from the wavelength referencing device;
identifying a first resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength less than a wavelength of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum;
identifying a second resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength greater than that of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum; and
determining the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the first transmission spectrum of light output from the resonant optical biosensor, at least in part, by determining a position of the resonance of the first transmission spectrum with respect to the first and second resonances of the second transmission spectrum.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein generating input light comprising a range of wavelengths includes sweeping a wavelength of the input light through the range of wavelengths over time.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein:
the first transmission spectrum comprises a plurality of resonances of the resonant optical biosensor, the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum indicating the presence of the analyte at the resonant optical biosensor, and the plurality of resonances having a first free spectral range wavelength spacing therebetween;
the plurality of resonances in the second transmission spectrum have a second free spectral range wavelength spacing therebetween;
the first free spectral range is larger than the second free spectral range, and the method further comprising:
for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum:
identifying a first resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength less than a wavelength of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum;
identifying a second resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength greater than that of the resonance in the first transmission spectrum; and
determining the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the first transmission spectrum of light output from the resonant optical biosensor, at least in part, by determining a position of the resonance of the first transmission spectrum with respect to the first and second resonances of the second transmission spectrum.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum, identifying a respective first resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength less than that of the respective resonance in the first transmission spectrum;
for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum, identifying a respective second resonance in the second transmission spectrum at a wavelength greater than that of the respective resonance in the first transmission spectrum; and
determining the wavelength corresponding to the resonance of the resonant optical biosensor at least in part by, for each of the plurality of resonances in the first transmission spectrum, determining a position of the respective resonance of the first transmission spectrum with respect to the respective first and second resonances of the second transmission spectrum.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the resonant optical biosensor comprises a ring resonator and an adjacent waveguide.
15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the wavelength referencing device comprises an etalon.
16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein providing the first portion of the input light to a resonant optical biosensor and providing the second portion of the input light to a wavelength referencing device occurs simultaneously.
17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein detecting, with the first detector, the first transmission spectrum received from the resonant optical biosensor and detecting, with the second detector, a second transmission spectrum of light that comprises a plurality of resonances within the range of wavelengths occurs simultaneously.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 16, 2022
From: GUNN, LAWRENCE C., III; IQBAL, MUZAMMIL; SPAUGH, BRAD; TYBOR, FRANK
To: GENALYTE, INC.
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