Chemical silver coating of fiber tips in near-field scanning optical microscopy.
We report what is believed to be the first experimental demonstration of silver coating by a wet chemical process on tapered fiber tips used in near-field scanning optical microscopy. The process occurs at room temperature and pressure and takes only a few minutes to complete. Many tips can be coated simultaneously.
Vikram
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Center for Applied Optics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35899, USA.
Witherow
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