Phase-sensitive imaging of diffracted light by single nanoslits: Measurements from near to far field

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 15725-15731

  Kihm, Hyun Woo ^a   Kim, Q H ^a   Kim, D S ^a   Ahn, K J ^a   Kang, J H ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTORESISTS; POLARIZATION; WATER WAVES;

DIFFRACTED LIGHT; FAR FIELD; FREE SPACE; NANOSLITS; NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; OPTICAL AMPLITUDES; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETER; OPTICAL WAVEFRONT; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PHASE SENSITIVE IMAGING; PROPAGATION DIRECTION;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 77954914487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.015725     Document Type: Article

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