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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2006
Applicant:

William M. Robertson, Goodlettsville, TN (US);

Inventor:

William M. Robertson, Goodlettsville, TN (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A sensing method and apparatus using photonic band gap multilayered material. Photonic band gap multi-layers are formed from alternating layers of higher refractive index and lower refractive index materials, and may be deposited or disposed on a optically transparent substrate or a reflecting face of a prism. Light is directed into the prism, directed to the photonic band gap multilayer, and reflected out of the prism, where it is captured and analyzed. Various sensor configurations keep light wavelength or coupling angle fixed, while monitoring the change in the other parameter. Also disclosed is a microarray configuration with an array of probe spots placed on one surface of the multilayer, which is mounted on an x-y translation stage.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Robertson, William. (2008). Optical sensor based on surface electromagnetic wave resonance in photonic band gap materials and method for using same (U.S. Patent No. 7436596). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7436596

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