The probes were optically characterized. In particular the polarization properties of the optical aperture have been investigated in the far field as well as the near field. Furthermore, preliminary magneto-optical measurements have been performed on a thin garnet film to demonstrate the usefulness of the probes in view of their application in polarization near-field optical microscopy.
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Received 25 July 1997/Accepted 1 October 1997
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Werner, S., Rudow, O., Mihalcea, C. et al. Cantilever probes with aperture tips for polarization-sensitive scanning near-field optical microscopy . Appl Phys A 66 (Suppl 1), S367–S370 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390051165
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