Cover-layer-protected solid immersion lens-based near-field recording with an annular aperture

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1883-1889

  Yoon, Yong Joong ^a   Kim, Wan Chin ^a   Park, Kyoung Su ^a   Park, No Cheol ^a   Park, Young Pil ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENSES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MODULATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL RECORDING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AIR-GAP DISTANCE; AIR-GAPS; ANNULAR APERTURES; ANNULAR PUPIL; CONCENTRIC ANNULAR ZONES; COVER LAYERS; DATA CAPACITY; ENTRANCE PUPIL; FOCAL DEPTH; FOCUSED BEAMS; FULL-WIDTH AT HALF-MAXIMUM; HIGH RESOLUTION; NEAR FIELD REGION; NEAR-FIELD; NEAR-FIELD RECORDING; NUMERICAL APERTURE; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL DATA; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; RECORDING DENSITY; SIDE LOBES; SOLID IMMERSION LENS; SPOT SIZES; TO EFFECT;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

EID: 68949142431     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001883     Document Type: Article

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