• DocumentCode
    1944825
  • Title

    Fluorescence imaging of single molecules with a super resolution NSOM

  • Author

    Hosaka, N. ; Saiki, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Kanagawa Acad. of Sci. & Technol., Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    The 15 nm spatial resolution obtained, which is smaller than the aperture diameter (20 nm), is attributable to nonradiative energy transfer from the excited molecules to the coated metal of the probe.
  • Keywords
    fluorescence; near-field scanning optical microscopy; optical saturable absorption; probes; skin effect; 20 nm; aperture diameter; coated metal; excited molecules; fluorescence imaging; near-field scanning optical microscopy; nonradiative energy transfer; probe; single molecules; super resolution NSOM; Apertures; Energy exchange; Fluorescence; Image resolution; Lighting; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Probes; Scanning electron microscopy; Spatial resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967947
  • Filename
    967947