Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
SURFACE PLASMON SENSOR AND DARK-LINE LOCATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH1137934
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the sensitivity by constituting a light detecting means of a light receiving face extending in the spreading direction of a light beam component totally reflected on an interface, and a photodiode having electrodes connected with the opposite ends thereof thereby enhancing the detecting speed. SOLUTION: A light detecting means PSD comprises a light receiving face extending in the spreading direction of a light beam component which can receive each component of a light beam totally reflected on an interface, and a photodiode having electrodes 21, 22. More specifically, the PSD comprises three layers of P layer 16, N layer 17 and I layer 18 all components of a light beam totally reflected on an interface impinge on the P layer 16. Charges are generated from the impinging position of each component of an incident light beam and a photocurrent is divided in reverse proportion to the distance from each position to both electrodes 21, 22. Consequently, the sum of photocurrents generated by respective beam components is outputted from both electrodes 21, 22 while being divided. The total reflection attenuation angle is determined by locating a dark-line and a specific substance in a sample is analyzed quantitatively.

Inventors:
NAYA MASAYUKI
Application Number:
JP19149697A
Publication Date:
February 12, 1999
Filing Date:
July 16, 1997
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD
International Classes:
G01B11/00; G01B11/26; G01N21/27; G01N21/41; H01L31/00; (IPC1-7): G01N21/27; G01B11/00; G01B11/26; H01L31/00
Domestic Patent References:
JPH06167443A1994-06-14
JPH08194557A1996-07-30
JPH05240787A1993-09-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Seiji Yanagida (1 person outside)