Scanning optical near-field resolution analyzed in terms of communication modes

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 11392-11401

  Martinsson, Per ^a   Lajunen, Hanna ^a   Friberg, Ari T ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

SCALAR WAVE THEORY; SCANNING APERTURE; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33751117215     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.011392     Document Type: Article

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