Characterization of reflection scanning near-field optical microscopy and scanning tunnelling optical microscopy/photon scanning tunnelling microscopy working in preliminary approach constant height scanning mode

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 194, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 299-306

  Barchiesi, D ^a  

^a FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

Linear transfer; Near field optics; PSTM; Resolution; SNOM; STOM

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

LINEAR TRANSFER; NEAR FIELD OPTICS; NEAR-FIELD IMAGES; PHOTON SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; PRELIMINARY APPROACH; PSTM; RESOLUTION; SCANNING MODE; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STOM;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033064698     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00566.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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