Title :
Nanobiophotonics: Breaking the diffraction barrier in the subwavelength nanoscale
Author :
Ilev, Ilko K. ; Kim, Do-Hyun ; Gandjbakhche, Amir
Author_Institution :
Center for Devices & Radiol. Health, U.S. Food & Drug Adm., Silver Spring, MD
Abstract :
We present a novel approach for ultrahigh depth-resolution (les 2 nm) confocal microscopy beyond the diffraction barrier in the subwavelength nanometric range (below 100 nm), which is based on a simple fiber-optic confocal design.
Keywords :
bio-optics; nanobiotechnology; optical fibres; optical microscopy; diffraction barrier; fiber optic confocal design; nanobiophotonics; ultrahigh depth resolution confocal microscopy; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Biophotonics; Laboratories; Materials science and technology; Nanoscale devices; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Stimulated emission; diffraction barrier; fiber-optic confocal microscopy; nanobiophotonics; subwavelength nanoscale;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590502
