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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Applicants:
William E. Moerner, Stanford, CA (US);
Anika Kinkhabwala, Stanford, CA (US);
Inventors:
William E. Moerner, Stanford, CA (US);
Anika Kinkhabwala, Stanford, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Univerity, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, and methods of use, for enhancement of molecular emission by nano-antennas. Using the nano-antennas, the life-time is greatly shortened or the strength of broadly peaking spectral emission of fluorescent molecules is greatly enhanced by a generated electric field. The electric field generated is due to opposing charges located at two metallic end portions of the nano-antenna in response to receiving optical energy.