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  • The research focuses on how interference within these lenses affects Raman scattering, especially with a hygroscopic salt, using two lens sizes placed on a silicon substrate.
  • Larger lenses (over 2 μm) show distinct interference patterns similar to Newton's rings, while smaller lenses (around 1 μm) display a single peak, with the intensity of Raman signals influenced by factors like excitation wavelength and SiO layer thickness.

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