Model for scanning near-field optical microscopy: A quasi-electrostatic approximation

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1082-1085

  Wu, Caizhang ^a   Ye, Mei ^a   Ye, Hunian ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Image dipole; Quasi electrostatic field; Scanning near field optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

IMAGE DIPOLES; QUASI-ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS; QUASI-STATIC APPROXIMATION; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 10644254904     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/12/005     Document Type: Article

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