Title:
OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION ELEMENT USING SEPARATE OR PARTIALLY OVERLAPPED DIFFRACTION GRATINGS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005079545
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An optical identification element 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has a one or more of collocated pitches A which represent a unique identification N bit digital code that is detected when illuminated by incident light 24. The incident light 24 may be directed transversely onto the side or onto an end of the substrate 10 with a narrow band (single wavelength) or multiple wavelength source, in which case the code is represented by a spatial distribution of light or a wavelength spectrum, respectively. The element 8 can provide a large number of unique codes, e.g., greater than 67 million codes, and can withstand harsh environments. The element 8 can be used in any application that requires sorting, tagging, tracking or identification, and can be made on a micron scale "microbeads" if desired, or larger "macro-elements" for larger applications. The code may be digital binary or may be other numerical bases.
Inventors:
PUTNAM MARTIN A (US)
MOON JOHN A (US)
KERSEY ALAN D (US)
MOON JOHN A (US)
KERSEY ALAN D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/005745
Publication Date:
November 16, 2006
Filing Date:
February 22, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ILLUMINA INC (US)
PUTNAM MARTIN A (US)
MOON JOHN A (US)
KERSEY ALAN D (US)
PUTNAM MARTIN A (US)
MOON JOHN A (US)
KERSEY ALAN D (US)
International Classes:
G02B5/18; G06K19/06; G06K19/16
Foreign References:
| US6005691A | 1999-12-21 | |||
| US6096496A | 2000-08-01 | |||
| US20030129654A1 | 2003-07-10 | |||
| US6214560B1 | 2001-04-10 | |||
| US20040233485A1 | 2004-11-25 |
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