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Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:

Optokey, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);

Inventors:

Fanqing Frank Chen, Moraga, CA (US);

Robert P. Chebi, San Carlos, CA (US);

Assignee:

OPTOKEY, INC., Hayward, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/44 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/658 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nanoplasmonic resonator (NPR) includes a substrate, a first metallic member disposed on the substrate, a second metallic member spaced apart from the first metallic member, and a first insulation layer at least partially disposed between the first and second metallic members. The first insulation layer includes at least one of a notch formed laterally therein such that there is an open gap separating outer edge portions of the first and second metallic members, at least a portion thereof having a toroid shape, and a length extending between the first and second metallic members which are laterally adjacent to each other.


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