Near-Field Microscope Probes Utilizing Surface Plasmon Polaritons

  • Satoshi Kawata
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Abstract

The near-field microscope is characterized by its super-resolution capability. It exceeds the classical limit of spatial resolution of the light microscope due to the wave nature of photons or the diffraction of light. In this chapter, a general review of the methods for super-resolution in imaging optics is given, and how nearfield optics enables the super-resolution is explained using the Ewald sphere. The common and distinctive mechanisms and functions of different near-field probes are compared using eight configurations including the probes associated with surface plasmon polaritons.

The imaging mechanism of the near-field optical micrscope is different from the classical light microscope; the light intensity is detected as a result of strong electromagnetic interaction between the probe and the sample structure in the near-field via evanescent photons, so that the system is not a linear passive one but a more complex one. Since this microscope uses photons to see the structure, the energy or wavelength range in the optical spectrum is an important issue to be discussed. This chapter describes these topics as an introduction to the following chapters.

Keywords

Surface Plasmon Polariton Evanescent Wave Dispersion Relationship Scan Optical Microscope Subwavelength Structure 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Satoshi Kawata
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  1. 1.Department of Applied PhysicsOsaka UniversityOsakaJapan

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