Development of a polarization-preserving optical-fiber probe for near-field scanning optical microscopy and the influences of bending and squeezing on the polarization properties

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Mitsui, Tadashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (NSOM); POLARIZATION ANGLES; POLARIZATION-PRESERVING OPTICAL FIBERS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TENSILE STRESS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 17644412311     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1884269     Document Type: Article

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