Observation of polarization property in near-field optical imaging by a polarization-maintaining fiber probe

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-215

  Mitsui, Tadashi ^a   Sekiguchi, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber probe; Near field optical microscopy; Optical waveguide; Polarization; Polymer; Stress strained field

Indexed keywords

PANDA;

LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER;

ELECTRIC VECTORS; FIBRE PROBE; NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL IMAGING; NEARFIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING; POLARIZATION PROPERTIES; RADIUS DIRECTION; SLOW-AXIS; STRESS-STRAINED FIELD;

PROBES;

EID: 2442512127     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/53.2.209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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