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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Heidi Thomé-förster, Azmoos SG, CH;
Claus Heine-kempkens, Chur GR, CH;
Heidi Thomé-Förster, Azmoos SG, CH;
Claus Heine-Kempkens, Chur GR, CH;
Unaxis Balzers Ltd., Blazers, LI;
Abstract
This invention relates to a platform () and a method for generating electromagnetic field distributions. The invention relates in particular to optical sensors for measuring biological or chemical substances. The platform () according to the invention comprises a substrate (), a structured layer () and, positioned between the substrate () and the structured layer (), a multilayer assembly (), said components being so matched relative to one another that upon appropriate impingement by electromagnetic radiation an electromagnetic field distribution is generated that is at a maximum within the structured layer ().