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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Charles M. Santori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kai-mei Camilla Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marco Fiorentino, Mountain View, CA (US);
Raymond G. Beausoleil, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles M. Santori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kai-Mei Camilla Fu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marco Fiorentino, Mountain View, CA (US);
Raymond G. Beausoleil, Redmond, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for performing surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy includes an optical waveguide, a plurality of flexible nano-structures, wherein the plurality of nano-structures have respective free ends positioned within an evanescent field to be generated by light propagated through the optical waveguide, wherein the plurality of nano-structures are movable from a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the free ends of the plurality of nano-structures are substantially spaced from each other and in the second position, the free ends of a plurality of the nano-structures are substantially in contact with each other.