D’Aguanno, G.Mattiucci, N.Butun, S.Callahan, J. M.Everitt, H. O.Aydin, K.Bloemer, M.J.2020-05-132020-05-132012D’Aguanno, G.; et al.; UV-SERS Assisted by Nano-Focusing in Plasmonic Gratings with Tapered Slits; Frontiers in Optics 2012/Laser Science XXVIII OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper FTu3A.68 ; https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=FiO-2012-FTu3A.68https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2012.FTu3A.68http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18617Frontiers in Optics 2012, Rochester, New York United States, 14–18 October 2012The potential for UV-SERS is demonstrated using subwavelength Al gratings grown on sapphire substrate. The role played by the slit geometry and analyte coverage is explored, demonstrating that enhancement factors greater than 100,000 are possible.2 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.Text