Near-field optical microscopy with a scanning tunneling microscope

作者:Barbara A*; Lopez Rios T; Quemerais P
来源:Review of Scientific Instruments, 2005, 76(2): 023704.
DOI:10.1063/1.1849028

摘要

A homemade apertureless near-field optical microscope using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is described. The experimental set-up simultaneously provides optical and topographic images of the sample. Technical details and features of the set-up are presented, together with results demonstrating the sub-wavelength resolution achieved as well as its sensitivity to dielectric contrasts. We show that the use of a STM permits to precisely control very small distances between the tip and the sample which is a great advantage to excite localized optical resonances between the tip and the surface.

  • 出版日期2005-2