Near-field optics: from subwavelength illumination to nanometric shadowing.
Near-field optics uniquely addresses problems of x, y and z resolution by spatially confining the effect of a light source to nanometric domains. The problems in using far-field optics (conventional optical imaging through a lens) to achieve nanometric spatial resolution are formidable. Near-field optics serves a bridging role in biology between optical imaging and scanned probe microscopy. The integration of near-field and scanned probe imaging with far-field optics thus holds promise for solving the so-called inverse problem of optical imaging.
Lewis
Aaron
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Division of Applied Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 93707 Israel. lewisu@vms.huji.ac.il
Taha
Hesham
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Strinkovski
Alina
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Manevitch
Alexandra
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Khatchatouriants
Artium
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Dekhter
Rima
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Ammann
Erich
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