Radiation detection system with surface plasmon resonance detection and related methods
AssigneeEagle Technology, LLC
InventorsSusanne M. Lee, Madison A. Young, Erin K. Sharma
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Abstract
A radiation detection system may include a radiation source, and a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) radiation detector. The SPR radiation detector may include a structure, a surface plasmon support material on portions of the structure and configured to receive radiation from the radiation source that initiates a surface plasmon at an interface between the structure and the surface plasmon support material, and a probing device coupled to the structure and configured to detect the surface plasmon.
Claims44
A radiation detection system comprising:
- a radiation source;
- and
- a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) radiation detector comprising
- at least one fiber,
- a surface plasmon support material on portions of said at least one fiber and configured to receive radiation from said radiation source that initiates a surface plasmon at an interface between said at least one fiber and said surface plasmon support material, and
- a probing device coupled to said at least one fiber and configured to detect the surface plasmon.
A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) radiation detector comprising:
- at least one fiber;
- a surface plasmon support material on portions of said at least one fiber;
- said surface plasmon support material configured to receive radiation from a radiation source that initiates a surface plasmon at an interface between said at least one fiber and said surface plasmon support material;
- and
- a probing device coupled to said at least one fiber and configured to detect the surface plasmon.
A method of operating a radiation detection system comprising a radiation source, and a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) radiation detector, the SPR radiation detector comprising at least one fiber, a surface plasmon support material on portions of the at least one fiber, and a probing device coupled to the at least one fiber, the method comprising:
- receiving radiation at the surface plasmon support material from the radiation source that initiates a surface plasmon at an interface between the at least one fiber and the surface plasmon support material;
- and
- operating the SPR radiation detector to detect the surface plasmon.
A method for making a radiation detection system comprising:
- positioning at least one fiber to receive radiation from a radiation source;
- forming a surface plasmon support material on portions of the at least one fiber and to receive the radiation from the radiation source that initiates a surface plasmon at an interface between the at least one fiber and the surface plasmon support material;
- and
- coupling a probing device to the at least one fiber and to detect the surface plasmon, thereby defining a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) radiation detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.