LIGHT-AMPLIFYING STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

摘要

Structures for amplifying light (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) include a resonant cavity (108, 208, 308, 408, 508, 608) in which an analyte may be positioned. The structures for amplifying light may be used to amplify the incident light employed in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). SERS systems (700) employing the structures for amplifying light of the present invention and methods of performing SERS are also disclosed.