Title :
Field pattern of metal hole-arrays opens the way for a new near- and mid-field high resolution microscopy
Author :
Docter, M.W. ; van den Berg, P.M. ; Young, I.T. ; Garini, Y.
Author_Institution :
Imaging Sci.&Technol., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft
Abstract :
We calculated the field pattern above hole-arrays with an analytical model that we developed. Spectral imaging measurements strongly confirm the model. Such a pattern can be used for high resolution fluorescence measurements of biological samples.
Keywords :
biological techniques; fluorescence; image resolution; optical microscopy; biological samples; field pattern; high-resolution fluorescence measurement; metal hole-arrays; mid-field high resolution microscopy; near-field high resolution microscopy; spectral imaging measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Collimators; Fluorescence; Lighting; Microscopy; Optical arrays; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Wavelength measurement; (050.1970) Diffractive optics; (120.7000) Transmission; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628306
