• DocumentCode
    2666588
  • Title

    Apertureless near-field fluorescence microscope for biological imaging

  • Author

    Gerton, J.M. ; Lessard, G.A. ; Wade, L.A. ; Quake, S.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We measured the optical response of fluorescent beads to sharp metallic and semiconducting probes, revealing several underlying near-field interactions. Our results suggest that /spl sim/10 nanometer optical resolution with spectroscopic chemical sensitivity is possible, and bear strongly on molecular-scale biological imaging.
  • Keywords
    biological techniques; biomedical optical imaging; fluorescence; molecular biophysics; optical microscopy; apertureless fluorescence microscope; biological imaging; fluorescent beads; metallic probes; near-field fluorescence microscope; near-field interactions; optical resolution; semiconducting probes; spectroscopic chemical sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Image resolution; Microscopy; Nanobioscience; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Probes; Semiconductivity; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238509
  • Filename
    1276035