Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00912, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Kherani, Nazir (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Raman spectroscopy is a powerful optical technique for measuring the composition of chemical mixtures. Each_x000D_
type of molecule has a unique colour "fingerprint" which appears when the chemical sample is illuminated by_x000D_
low-power laser light. Although highly precise, Raman analysis is often limited by the inherent faintness of the_x000D_
Raman signal._x000D_
Tornado Spectral Systems (Toronto, ON) has invented a new type of spectrometer (colour measurement_x000D_
device) which overcomes the faintness problem in many cases, but which is still unable to make quality_x000D_
measurements of various types of chemical mixtures. These limitations can be overcome by using specialized_x000D_
nanophotonic/nanoplasmonic optical amplification devices discovered at the University of Toronto. These_x000D_
optical amplifiers can concentrate and intensify light within the nanoscale domains of its surface and hence_x000D_
enhance the light-matter interaction in close proximity of these domains. Such optical amplifier devices can_x000D_
significantly boost the strength of the Raman fingerprint signal and hence enable accurate measurements of_x000D_
chemical concentrations even under the most difficult conditions._x000D_
The objective of this project is to experimentally demonstrate the viability of these novel nanoplasmonic_x000D_
devices for enhanced detection sensitivity and hence its integration in Tornado's Raman Spectrometer., program purpose french : Raman spectroscopy is a powerful optical technique for measuring the composition of chemical mixtures. Each_x000D_
type of molecule has a unique colour "fingerprint" which appears when the chemical sample is illuminated by_x000D_
low-power laser light. Although highly precise, Raman analysis is often limited by the inherent faintness of the_x000D_
Raman signal._x000D_
Tornado Spectral Systems (Toronto, ON) has invented a new type of spectrometer (colour measurement_x000D_
device) which overcomes the faintness problem in many cases, but which is still unable to make quality_x000D_
measurements of various types of chemical mixtures. These limitations can be overcome by using specialized_x000D_
nanophotonic/nanoplasmonic optical amplification devices discovered at the University of Toronto. These_x000D_
optical amplifiers can concentrate and intensify light within the nanoscale domains of its surface and hence_x000D_
enhance the light-matter interaction in close proximity of these domains. Such optical amplifier devices can_x000D_
significantly boost the strength of the Raman fingerprint signal and hence enable accurate measurements of_x000D_
chemical concentrations even under the most difficult conditions._x000D_
The objective of this project is to experimentally demonstrate the viability of these novel nanoplasmonic_x000D_
devices for enhanced detection sensitivity and hence its integration in Tornado's Raman Spectrometer., agreement title english : Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Facile NanoPlasmonic Devices, agreement title french : Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Facile NanoPlasmonic Devices, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada