INTEGRATED SENSING PROBES, METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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1. An integrated sensing probe, comprising:
- a substrate, a corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the corrugated reflective surface.
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Abstract
Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include integrated sensing probes, sensing systems, methods of detecting a target compound, and the like. One exemplary integrated sensing probe, among others, includes: a substrate, a circular corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the circular corrugated reflective surface.
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1. An integrated sensing probe, comprising:
a substrate, a corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the corrugated reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A sensing system comprising:
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an irradiation source; an integrated sensing probe disposed adjacent the irradiation source, wherein the integrated sensing probe includes a substrate, a corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the corrugated reflective surface; and a detection system adjacent the integrated sensing probe. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of detecting a target compound, comprising:
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providing a substrate having the target compound disposed thereon; placing an integrated sensing probe disposed adjacent the irradiation source, wherein the integrated sensing probe includes a substrate, a corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the corrugated reflective surface; irradiating a position on the substrate with radiation from the coaxial waveguide structure; and measuring a signal resulting from the interaction of the target compound and the radiation.
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30. An integrated sensing and scanning probe system comprising:
an integrated sensing probe that includes a substrate, a corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the corrugated reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. An integrated sensing probe, comprising:
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a substrate, a corrugated reflective surface, and a coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface and the coaxial waveguide structure are disposed on the substrate, wherein the coaxial waveguide structure is positioned at the center of the corrugated reflective surface; wherein the corrugated reflective surface includes a plurality of ridges concentric around the coaxial waveguide structure, wherein each ridge has a center at the position of the coaxial waveguide structure, wherein the corrugated reflective surface includes a reflective layer disposed on an area from the coaxial waveguide structure to the outer most ridge of the corrugated reflective surface; and wherein the coaxial waveguide structure includes an efficient coupling structure, an inner core, a dielectric layer, and a coaxial waveguide tip, wherein the inner core is disposed on the efficient coupling structure, wherein the coaxial waveguide tip is disposed on the inner core, and wherein the dielectric layer is disposed on the sides of the inner core, wherein the coaxial waveguide tip includes a first portion of the inner core that is covered by the dielectric layer and the dielectric layer is covered by the reflective layer, wherein the coaxial waveguide tip includes a second portion of the inner core that is not covered by the dielectric layer and the dielectric layer is covered by the reflective layer, and wherein the reflective layer is not in direct contact with the inner core.
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