Title :
High-efficiency near-field light collection and Fourier imaging via solid immersion lenses
Author :
Koyama, K. ; Baba, M. ; Yoshita, M. ; Suemoto, T. ; Akiyama, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Solid State Phys., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have found and investigated very high near-field light collection efficiency (simultaneously with high resolution) in microscopy with solid immersion lenses (SILs), which is important for the spectroscopy of single nanostructures and molecules.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; fluorescence; lenses; optical images; optical microscopes; optical microscopy; Fourier imaging; Weierstrass sphere; fluorescence microscopy; high resolution; high-efficiency near-field light collection; single molecule spectroscopy; single nanostructure spectroscopy; solid immersion lenses; Apertures; Dielectric materials; Glass; Lenses; Microscopy; Optical films; Optical imaging; Optimized production technology; Pattern analysis; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-608-7