Published July 27, 2006 | Version v1
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Single metal nanoparticle scattering interferometer

  • 1. University of Chicago
  • 2. Argonne National Laboratory

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An interferometer and a method for generating scattered light interference are provided. A beam splitter is provided by a single metal nanoparticle to split an incoming excitation light. Scattered light from the single metal nanoparticle and its mirror image shows interference in both spatial and spectral domains. A mirror modifies the spatial distribution of elastic light scattering of the single metal nanoparticle. A large spectral width of the scattered light enables a distance measurement without scanning the mirror.

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Patent application number
US 4091405 A
Patent number
US 2006/0164654 A1
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:8679

Dates

Patent filed
2005-01-21

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Physical Sciences Division
Department(s)
Physics