title: Resolution enhancement of a surface immersion microscope near the plasmon resonance.
abstract: Resolution of a surface immersion microscope has been studied as a function of surface-plasmon-polariton frequency. Enhancement of resolution near the surface-plasmon resonance has been observed. This effect may potentially be used in direct imaging of biological samples in liquid ambient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. smoly@eng.umd.edu
authors.forename: Igor I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Smolyaninov
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Anatoly V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Zayats
mesh_terms: D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*