Laser Scanning-Assisted Tip-Enhanced Optical Microscopy for Robust Optical Nanospectroscopy

作者:Yano Taka aki*; Tsuchimoto Yuta; Mochizuki Masahito; Hayashi Tomohiro; Hara Masahiko
来源:Applied Spectroscopy, 2016, 70(7): 1239-1243.
DOI:10.1177/0003702816652369

摘要

Laser-scanning-assisted tip-enhanced optical microscopy was developed for robust optical nanospectroscopy. The laser-scanning system was utilized to automatically set and keep the center of a tight laser-focusing spot in the proximity of a metallic tip with around 10nm precision. This enabled us to efficiently and stably induce plasmon-coupled field enhancement at the apex of the metallic probe tip. The laser-scanning technique was also applied to tracking and compensating the thermal drift of the metallic tip in the spot. This technique is usable for long-term tip-enhanced optical spectroscopy without any optical degradation.

  • 出版日期2016-7