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Observation of Light Confinement Effects with a Near-Field Optical Microscope.
Eric BourillotAlain DereuxJean-claude WeeberJean-pierre GoudonnetChristian GirardYong Chensubject
Optical imageMaterials sciencegenetic structuresbusiness.industryNear-field opticsPhysics::OpticsGeneral Physics and AstronomyDielectricFlat glassPolarization (waves)law.inventionOpticsOptical microscopelawOptoelectronicsNear field optical microscopebusinessNanoscopic scaledescription
This Letter reports the experimental observation of light confinement effects by near-field optical microscopy. Depolarization effects giving rise to light confinement close to nanoscopic objects have been unambiguously observed in near-field optical images of subwavelength dielectric pads etched on a flat glass substrate. According to the incident polarization, this phenomenon leads to reverse contrasts in the near-field optical image of the same subwavelength objects.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-30 | Physical review letters |