title: Super-resolution optical microscopy based on scannable cantilever-combined microsphere.
abstract: We report an ingenious method of super-resolution optical microscopy utilizing scannable cantilever-combined microsphere. By scanning the microsphere over the sample surface in a cantilever-combined microsphere-sample contact state, super-resolution images can be acquired at arbitrary sample regions through near-field information collection by the microsphere. In addition, such a state can effectively reduce the possibility of breaking the cantilever and damaging the microsphere or sample surface. This work has developed a new method and technique of sub-diffraction-limit optical microscopy, and can be practically applied in various fields of micro/nanoscopy.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dongxian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Haijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: cantilever-combined microsphere; optical microscopy; super-resolution