Authors
Citation
Ojf. Martin et al., LIGHT CONFINEMENT BY SUBWAVELENGTH OBJECTS IN NEAR-FIELD OPTICS, Helvetica Physica Acta, 68(2), 1995, pp. 195-196
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00180238
Volume
68
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
195 - 196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-0238(1995)68:2<195:LCBSOI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We show that dielectric objects much smaller than the wavelength used
to illuminate them, can produce a confined electric field that perfect
ly reproduces their shape. This field can be recorded by a scanning ne
ar-field optical microscope (SNOM), which explains how these devices r
each a resolution far beyond the diffraction limit.