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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Michael Colgan, Flanders, NJ (US);
Michael J. Kotelyanskii, Chatham, NJ (US);
Christopher J. Morath, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Humphrey J. Maris, Barrington, RI (US);
Michael Colgan, Flanders, NJ (US);
Michael J. Kotelyanskii, Chatham, NJ (US);
Christopher J. Morath, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Humphrey J. Maris, Barrington, RI (US);
Rudolph Technologies, Inc., Flanders, NJ (US);
Brown University, Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A system for imposing and analyzing surface acoustic waves in a substrate to determine characteristics of the substrate is disclosed. Optical elements and arrangements for imposing and analyzing surface acoustic waves in a substrate are also disclosed. NSOM's, gratings, and nanolight elements may be used to impose surface acoustic waves in a substrate and may also be used to measure transient changes in the substrate due to the passage of surface acoustic waves therethrough.