Characterization of femtosecond light pulses coupled to hollow-pyramid near-field probes: Localization in space and time

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Labardi, M ^a   Zavelani Rossi, M ^b   Polli, D ^b   Cerullo, G ^b   Allegrini, M ^a   De Silvestri, S ^b   Svelto, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Natl Lab Ultrafast Ultraintense O   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELESCOPES;

LIGHT PULSES; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (NSOM); OPTICAL EFFECTS; PYRAMIDS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 17044375059     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1852088     Document Type: Article

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