Optics at the Nanometer Scale: Imaging and Storing with Photonic Near Fields [Hardcover]

Optics at the Nanometer Scale: Imaging and Storing with Photonic Near Fields deals with the fundamentals of and the latest developments and applications of near-field optical microscopy, giving basic accounts of how and under what circumstances superresolution beyond the half- wavelength Rayleigh limit is achieved. Interferometric and fluorescence techniques are also described, leading to molecular and even atomic resolution using light. The storage of optical information at this level of resolution is also addressed.Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on `Near Field Optics: Recent Progress and Perspectives', Miraflores, Madrid, Spain, September 11-15, 1995Optics at the Nanometer Scale: Imaging and Storing with Photonic Near Fields deals with the fundamentals of and the latest developments and applications of near-field optical microscopy, giving basic accounts of how and under what circumstances superresolution beyond the half- wavelength Rayleigh limit is achieved. Interferometric and fluorescence techniques are also described, leading to molecular and even atomic resolution using light. The storage of optical information at this level of resolution is also addressed.Preface. Theory and Basic Principles. Theory of Imaging in Near-Field Microscopy; J.J. Greffet, R. Carminati. Light Scattering by Tips in Front of Surfaces; A. Madrazo, et al. A Numerical Study of a Model Near-Field Optical Microscope; A.A. Maradudin, et al. Short and Long Range Interactions in Near Field Optics; O. Keller. Modelling Optical Resonators Probed by Subwavelength Sized Optical Detectors; A. Castiaux, et al. Experiments: Fundamentals and Applications. Instrumentation in Near Field Optics; D. Courjon, et al. Effect of the Coherence in Near Field Microscopy; F. de Fornel, et al. Scanning Interferometric Apertureless Microscopy at Ten Angstrom Resolution; H.K. WickralÓ+