A compact fluorescence and polarization near-field scanning optical microscope

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2685-2690

  Merritt, G ^a   Monson, E ^a   Betzig, E ^a   Kopelman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOLECULES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SCANNING;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; POLYMER FILM; SHEAR FORCE FEEDBACK;

MICROSCOPES;

EID: 0032109121     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1148999     Document Type: Article

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