Versatile scanning near-field optical microscope for material science applications

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3088-3092

  Gucciardi, P G ^a   Labardi, M ^a,b   Gennai, S ^a   Lazzeri, F ^a   Allegrini, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

INFRARED LASER DIODE; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031208013     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1148246     Document Type: Article

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