Topographical artifacts and optical resolution in near-field optical microscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2254-2259

  Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 0031533048     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002254     Document Type: Article

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