Raman systems include a radiation source, a radiation detector, and a
Raman device or signal-enhancing structure. Raman devices include a
tunable resonant cavity and a Raman signal-enhancing structure coupled to
the cavity. The cavity includes a first reflective member, a second
reflective member, and an electro-optic material disposed between the
reflective members. The electro-optic material exhibits a refractive
index that varies in response to an applied electrical field. Raman
signal-enhancing structures include a substantially planar layer of Raman
signal-enhancing material having a major surface, a support structure
extending from the major surface, and a substantially planar member
comprising a Raman signal-enhancing material disposed on an end of the
support structure opposite the layer of Raman signal-enhancing material.
The support structure separates at least a portion of the planar member
from the layer of Raman signal-enhancing material by a selected distance
of less than about fifty nanometers.