10 nm spatial resolution fluorescence imaging of single molecules by near-field scanning optical microscopy using a tiny aperture probe

Optical Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 262-265

  Hosaka, Noriko ^a   Saiki, Toshiharu ^a,b  

^a KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aperture probe; Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Fluorescence imaging; High spatial resolution; Near field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM); Single molecule

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846508058     PISSN: 13406000     EISSN: 13499432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10043-006-0262-8     Document Type: Article

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