Title :
Differential near-field scanning optical microscopy
Author :
Ozcan, A. ; Cubukcu, E. ; Bilenca, A. ; Crozier, K. ; Bouma, B.E. ; Capasso, F. ; Tearney, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Abstract :
A new aperture-type near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) technique, termed differential NSOM (DNSOM) is illustrated. DNSOM utilizes sharp corners of an aperture to beat diffraction-limit, and unlike conventional NSOM, the size of the aperture does not determine the resolution.
Keywords :
Apertures; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Detectors; Frequency; Image edge detection; Object detection; Optical microscopy; Optical recording; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431771
