Hydrophobic optical elements for near-field optical analysis (NOA) in liquid environment - A preliminary study

Micron

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-231

  Sommer, A P ^a   Franke, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical Q factor adjustment; Hydrophobic optical elements; NSOM in liquids; Photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE;

EID: 0036183963     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(01)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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