Polarization-selective mapping of near-field intensity and phase around gold nanoparticles using apertureless near-field microscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1733-1741

  Kim, Zee Hwan ^a   Leone, Stephen R ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; WAVELENGTH;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GREEN'S DYADIC PROPAGATORS; NEAR-FIELD MICROSCOPY; PHASE IMAGES;

NANOPARTICLES;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; GOLD; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MICROSCOPY, SCANNING PROBE; NANOPARTICLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39049083295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.001733     Document Type: Article

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