Basics of Optical Systems in Real-Time PCR Instruments for Virus Detection

These are slides presented at the Frontiers in Optics and Photonics 2021 Symposium, organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and the Optical Society of India. The talk is about the basics of optical systems used in so-called "real-time PCR instruments" that are used for the molecular (genetic) based method to detect viruses, which is currently the "gold standard" for virus detection.