Beyond lock-in analysis for volumetric imaging in apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-370

  Vogelgesang, R ^a   Esteban, R ^a   Kern, K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apertureless SNOM; Mechanical anharmonicity; Volumetric imaging

Indexed keywords

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

APERTURELESS SCANNING; APERTURELESS SNOM; DEMODULATION TECHNIQUES; HIGHER HARMONICS; LOCK-IN; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL ANHARMONICITY; OPTICAL SIGNALS; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; VOLUMETRIC IMAGING;

LOCKS (FASTENERS);

CONFERENCE PAPER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 40049099241     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.01913.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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