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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Applicant:
William M. Robertson, Goodlettsville, TN (US);
Inventor:
William M. Robertson, Goodlettsville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and associated methods for using surface electromagnetic waves (SEWs) generated at the surface of photonic band gap multilayers (PBGMs) in place of surface plasmons (SPs) in metal films. One device is a photonic circuit comprising a multilayer apparatus to generate surface electromagnetic waves, wherein the surface electromagnetic waves comprise the signal medium within the circuit. The multilayer apparatus comprises a prism with a dielectric multilayer deposited on one side.