Abstract
Tunnel scanning near-field optical microscopy (tunnel SNOM or TNOM) detects not only the regularly transmitted waves but also radiation coupled via evanescent waves to the classically forbidden directions (angles larger than the angle of total internal reflection). Forbidden light can, in general, provide images with higher contrast and resolution than those of allowed-light images. However, the full use of the forbidden-light information requires better understanding of the SNOM imaging process. While the multiple multipole method (MMP) has been proven to be useful for 2-D modeling of SNOM, it seems to be unsuitable for more realistic 3-D simulations due to difficulties in dealing with complicated inhomogeneous material geometries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998 Digest - Antennas |
Subtitle of host publication | Gateways to the Global Network - Held in conjunction with: USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 1800-1803 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 0780344782, 9780780344785 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
Event | 1998 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 1998 - Atlanta, United States Duration: Jun 21 1998 → Jun 26 1998 |
Other
Other | 1998 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 1998 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Atlanta |
Period | 6/21/98 → 6/26/98 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation
- Radiation
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering