title: A novel fabrication method for fluorescence-based apertureless scanning near-field optical microscope probes.
abstract: We report a novel method for the fabrication of probes with localized sub-wavelength fluorescing media at their extremities. We present our first results and discuss future plans to extend this technique to the systematic fabrication of fluorescent probes for apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Physik and Optik-Zentrum Konstanz, Universität Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kramper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jebens
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mlynek
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sandoghdar