A study on the realization of high resolution solid immersion lens-based near-field imaging optics by use of an annular aperture

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 17533-17541

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

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPYING; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ANNULAR APERTURES; BEAM SPOT; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER RESOLUTION; IMAGING CONDITIONS; NEAR FIELD IMAGING; NEAR-FIELD; NUMERICAL APERTURE; OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; SOLID IMMERSION LENS; SPOT DIAMETER;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LENSES; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS;

EID: 77955649314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.017533     Document Type: Article

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