Infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy using an external cavity quantum cascade laser for nanoscale chemical imaging and spectroscopy of explosive residues

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8631, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Craig, Ian M ^a   Phillips, Mark C ^a   Taubman, Matthew S ^a   Josberger, Erik E ^b,c   Raschke, Markus B ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; chemical imaging; ECQCL; infrared; nano spectroscopy; s SNOM; tetryl

Indexed keywords

AFM; CHEMICAL IMAGING; ECQCL; NANO-SPECTROSCOPY; S-SNOM; TETRYL;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFRACTION; EXPLOSIVES; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SOURCES; NANOPHOTONICS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 84875764214     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2004954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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