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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 17/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/08 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/007 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01); G02B 17/002 (2013.01); G02B 21/0064 (2013.01); G02B 21/08 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6478 (2013.01);
Abstract
A resonator coupled to a system exhibiting a negative phase index of refraction presents a magnified absorption cross-section providing an optical element that can be used for enhancing taggant detection or increasing photodetector efficiency.