Title :
Second-harmonic apertureless near-field optical microscope
Author :
Labardi, M. ; Allegrini, M. ; Polli, D. ; Zavelani-Rossi, M. ; Cerullo, G. ; De Silvestri, S. ; Svelto, O.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica, Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate apertureless near-field optical imaging with material contrast on metal nanostructures, by local second-harmonic generation at a metal tip properly illuminated at grazing incidence by femtosecond pulses.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nanoparticles; near-field scanning optical microscopy; optical harmonic generation; femtosecond pulses; grazing incidence; material contrast; metal nanostructures; second-harmonic apertureless near-field scanning optical microscope; Atomic force microscopy; Lighting; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Optical pulse generation; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548726
