Modal approximation for the electromagnetic field of a near-field optical probe

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3488-3495

  Grober, Robert D ^a   Rutherford, Todd ^a   Harris, Timothy D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0001332918     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003488     Document Type: Article

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