Magnetic domain imaging with a scanning near-field optical microscope using a modified Sagnac interferometer

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 194, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 507-511

  Bauer, Andreas ^a   Petersen, B L ^a   Crecelius, T ^a   Meyer, G ^a   Wegner, D ^a   Kaindl, G ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magneto optical imaging; Near field optics; Scanning probe microscopy

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPES; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

MAGNETIC DOMAIN IMAGING; MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECTS; MAGNETOOPTICAL IMAGING; MODIFIED SAGNAC INTERFEROMETERS; NEAR FIELD OPTICS; REFLECTION MODES; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY EFFECTS;

SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; IMAGING; INTERFEROMETER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROSCOPY; OPTICS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032989726     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00514.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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