Optical field study of near-field optical recording with a solid immersion lens

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 324-332

  Guo, Feng ^a   Schlesinger, T E ^a   Stancil, Daniel D ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000419025     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.000324     Document Type: Article

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