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Title: Waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for analysis of an analyte. The method involves providing a zero-mode waveguide which includes a cladding surrounding a core where the cladding is configured to preclude propagation of electromagnetic energy of a frequency less than a cutoff frequency longitudinally through the core of the zero-mode waveguide. The analyte is positioned in the core of the zero-mode waveguide and is then subjected, in the core of the zero-mode waveguide, to activating electromagnetic radiation of a frequency less than the cut-off frequency under conditions effective to permit analysis of the analyte in an effective observation volume which is more compact than if the analysis were carried out in the absence of the zero-mode waveguide.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175672
Patent Number(s):
7,013,054
Application Number:
11/151,807
Assignee:
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, NY)
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Levene, Michael J., Korlach, Jonas, Turner, Stephen W., Craighead, Harold G., and Webb, Watt W. Waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Levene, Michael J., Korlach, Jonas, Turner, Stephen W., Craighead, Harold G., & Webb, Watt W. Waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes. United States.
Levene, Michael J., Korlach, Jonas, Turner, Stephen W., Craighead, Harold G., and Webb, Watt W. 2006. "Waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175672.
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abstractNote = {The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for analysis of an analyte. The method involves providing a zero-mode waveguide which includes a cladding surrounding a core where the cladding is configured to preclude propagation of electromagnetic energy of a frequency less than a cutoff frequency longitudinally through the core of the zero-mode waveguide. The analyte is positioned in the core of the zero-mode waveguide and is then subjected, in the core of the zero-mode waveguide, to activating electromagnetic radiation of a frequency less than the cut-off frequency under conditions effective to permit analysis of the analyte in an effective observation volume which is more compact than if the analysis were carried out in the absence of the zero-mode waveguide.},
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