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Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy for Investigations of Bio-Matter

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Super-Resolution Microscopy Techniques in the Neurosciences

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Optical near-fields can be employed for a wide range of applications, e.g., light localization, light scattering, and field enhancement. In this chapter the principles of near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) will be outlined. The basic idea of this technique is the extension of the bandwidth of accessible spatial frequencies beyond the limits of conventional light microscopy. This strategy has been implemented in different ways. By now this technique covers a broad spectrum of optical contrasts. Here, special attention is turned on the high-resolution spectroscopic imaging of biological samples.

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I would like to thank the “Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie” (MWFT) of the State North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany for their financial support within the initiative “Rückkehrer-Programm Nanotechnology”.

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    Christiane Höppener

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Höppener, C. (2014). Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy for Investigations of Bio-Matter. In: Fornasiero, E., Rizzoli, S. (eds) Super-Resolution Microscopy Techniques in the Neurosciences. Neuromethods, vol 86. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-983-3_9

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