A scanning near-field infrared microscope based on AgClBr fiber probes

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-27

  Platkov, Max ^a   Tsun, Alexander ^a   Nagli, Lev ^a   Katzir, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

AgClBr fibers; Infrared microscopy; Microspectroscopy; Scanning near field infrared microscopy (SNIM); Single living biological cells

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFRARED IMAGING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

FIBER PROBES; INFRARED MICROSCOPY; MICROSPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD INFRARED MICROSCOPE (SNIM); SINGLE LIVING BIOLOGICAL CELLS; SPECTRAL IMAGING;

PROBES;

EID: 39449128503     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.911667     Document Type: Article

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