Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this talk from Matthew Singer, Physical Optics Engineer at Thorlabs, we will discuss the potential of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and explore its diverse applications, from cancer diagnostics to art conservation. You’ll gain valuable insights into Thorlabs new Textured AR optics technology, opening up new possibilities for your research and applications and discover how nanoscale metallic structures can enhance Raman measurements through an introduction to plasmonics.

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04:19 What is Raman Spectroscopy?
08:45 Anti-Reflection Coatings and Textured AR
12:25 Plasmonics Introduction
16:43 Textured SERS
21:43 Characterization of Textured SERS
29:25 Applications
34:24 Participant Questions