Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active planar and waveguide substrate are fabricated using ion-exchange technique. The Aluminium thin film acts as the electrode which provides electrons assisting the reduction of silver ions alongside the waveguide. The accumulation of silver nano particles can be further enhanced by two step ion exchange technology. The extinction spectrum exhibits a broadened and red-shifted peak indicating that the filling fraction was increased, and the distribution of the particle size and shape are not mono-dispersed. To expose the silver particles so as to place the target molecule in close proximity to the surface, we etched the samples by HF. From the measured Raman spectrum, the finger print of R6G molecule is clearly in evidence.