Agilent Technologies

About: Agilent Technologies is a company organization based out in Santa Clara, California, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Signal & Mass spectrometry. The organization has 7398 authors who have published 11518 publications receiving 262410 citations. The organization is also known as: Agilent Technologies, Inc..

Solid state based illumination source utilizing dichroic reflectors

Abstract: A light source having emissions in a plurality of spectral bands. The simplest light source according to the present invention is constructed from first and second light sources and a dichroic beam splitter. The first and second solid state light sources emit light in first and second bands of non or only partially-overlapping wavelengths. The dichroic beam splitter combines light from the first and second solid state light sources by passing light in the first band while reflecting light in the second band to generate light having a spectral content in the first and second bands. The solid state light sources are preferably arrays of LEDs, VCSELs, or edge emitting semiconductor lasers. A light source having improved radiance in the green region of the spectrum can be constructed by utilizing first and second solid state light sources that emit in different bands in the green portion of the spectrum. A white light source can be constructed by utilizing a third solid state light source and a second dichroic beam splitter and by choosing the emission bands of the light sources such that light leaving the second dichroic beam splitter is perceived as white by an observer when all three solid state light sources are emitting light. This light source has a radiance that is higher than the radiance of each individual solid state light source.

Identifying network routers and paths

Abstract: A network-wide set of paths potentially taken by packets in a communications network is identified by collecting packets containing information indicative of the interconnection of the network, and of its interconnection with other networks. The contents of the collected packets are used to identify the network-wide set of routers and sub-networks and their interconnections, which are traversed by communications within the network. An output is provided that is indicative of any selected part of the network-wide set of routers and sub-networks and their interconnections.

Enhancement of IEEE 1588 synchronization using out-of-band communication path

Abstract: A system includes at least two IEEE 1588 nodes. The nodes are connected by two paths: a low latency communication path and a high bandwidth path. The clocks within the nodes are synchronized to one another at a network interface. Data and timing are transmitted on the high bandwidth path while critical timing signals are passed on the low latency communication path thereby improving timing synchronization.

Hybridization assay signal enhancement

Abstract: A signal amplification method for detecting a target nucleic acid analyte having a homopolymeric region and a target sequence includes steps of: contacting an analyte under hybridizing conditions with a multiplicity of reporter probes, each reporter probe including a signal region and an oligonucleotide sequence which is complementary to and capable of forming a stable hybrid with the analyte homopolymeric region to form an analyte:reporter probe hybrid; and forming an analyte:capture probe hybrid by contacting the analyte target sequence with a capture probe under hybridizing conditions. The analyte:reporter probe hybrid may formed prior to contacting the analyte target sequence with the capture probe, so the result of contacting the analyte target sequence with the capture probe results in formation of an analyte:reporter probe:capture probe complex. The analyte:capture probe hybrid may be immobilized on a solid generally planar surface in an array format. Multiple reporter probes may form triple helix structures for further signal enhancement. Multiply-labeled hairpin reporter probes may be employed according to the invention. Also, a kit for carrying out the invention includes one or more capture probes immobilized on a surface, reporter probes each having a signal region and a sequence for binding analyte homopolymer regions, and, optionally, reagents for addition of homopolymer regions to nucleic acid analytes and for carrying out the hybridization reaction.