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Single molecule imaging using a highly confined optical field at a triangular aperture

D. MolendaA. NaberC.g. Des FrancsU. C. Fischer

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Materials sciencebusiness.industryApertureResolution (electron density)Optical fieldSingle Molecule Imaginglaw.inventionOpticsOptical microscopelawMicroscopyNear-field scanning optical microscopebusinessImage resolution

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We demonstrate that scanning near-field optical microscopy based on a probe with a triangular aperture is capable of imaging single fluorescent molecules with an optical resolution of 30 nm. Numerical simulations agree well with experiment.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2005-12-102005 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference
https://doi.org/10.1109/qels.2005.1548784