Implementation of a short-tip tapping-mode tuning fork near-field scanning optical microscope

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-208

  Lu, N H ^a   Huang, C W ^b   Chen, C Y ^c   Yu, C F ^d   Kao, T S ^b   Fu, Y H ^b   Tsai, D P ^b  

^a DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Near field scanning optical microscopy; Short tip; Tapping mode; Tuning fork

Indexed keywords

MICROSCOPES; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; TUNING;

CERAMIC PLATES; FREQUENCIES DEPENDENCE; MODE TUNING; NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; NEARFIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PIEZOELECTRIC SIGNALS; SHORT TIP; SIGNAL AMPLITUDE; TAPPING MODES; TUNING-FORK;

III-V SEMICONDUCTORS;

GLASS FIBER;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; MICROSCOPE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037354767     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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