Optical properties of microfabricated fully-metal-coated near-field probes in collection mode

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1432-1441

  Descrovi, Emiliano ^a   Vaccaro, Luciana ^a   Aeschimann, Laure ^a   Nakagawa, Wataru ^a   Staufer, Urs ^a   Herzig, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL COATINGS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FULLY METAL COATED QUARTZ PROBES; POLARIZED BEAMS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 22244434218     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.001432     Document Type: Article

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