Near-field optics with uncoated fiber tips: Light confinement and spatial resolution

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1656-1663

  Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I ^a   Vohnsen, Brian ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 0031536890     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001656     Document Type: Review

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