Terahertz near-field microscopy based on an air-plasma dynamic aperture. [PDF]
Light Sci Appl, 2022 A THz near-field technique was proposed based on an air-plasma dynamic aperture, which can achieve sub-wavelength THz imaging without approaching the sample with any devices.
Wang XK +5 more
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Effective Polarizability in Near-Field Microscopy of Phonon-Polariton Resonances. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel)We investigate the resonant characteristics of planar surfaces and distinct edges of structures with the excitation of phonon-polaritons. We analyze two materials supporting phonon-polariton excitations in the mid-infrared spectrum: silicon carbide ...
Babicheva VE.
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Infrared-spectroscopic, dynamic near-field microscopy of living cells and nanoparticles in water. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Infrared fingerprint spectra can reveal the chemical nature of materials down to 20-nm detail, far below the diffraction limit, when probed by scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM).
Kaltenecker KJ +3 more
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A Novel 3D Probe for Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscopy. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Near-field scanning microwave microscopy (NSMM) offers the ability to probe local electromagnetic properties beyond the classical Abbe diffraction limit, but achieving high resolution over practical scan areas remains challenging.
Almuhlafi AM, Ramahi OM.
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Quantitative Modeling of Near-Field Interactions in Terahertz Near-Field Microscopy
Applied Sciences, 2023 Terahertz scattering-scanning near-field optical microscopy (THz s-SNOM), combining the best features of terahertz technology and s-SNOM technology, has shown unique advantages in various applications.
Zhaomin Peng +3 more
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Dark-probe scanning near-field microscopy
New Journal of Physics, 2023 Scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) is a well-known powerful optical technique for visualization of surface nanostructures and fields far beyond the diffraction limit and thus indispensable in material- and nanoscience.
Henrik Parsamyan +3 more
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Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy of Ultrathin Gold Films
Nanomaterials, 2023 Ultrathin metal films are an essential platform for two-dimensional (2D) material compatible and flexible optoelectronics. Characterization of thin and ultrathin film-based devices requires a thorough consideration of the crystalline structure and local ...
Dmitry I. Yakubovsky +7 more
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Super-resolution optical microscopy using cylindrical vector beams
Nanophotonics, 2022 Super-resolution optical microscopy, which gives access to finer details of objects, is highly desired for fields of nanomaterial, nanobiology, nanophotonics, etc.
Liu Min +7 more
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Application of Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscopy in Liquid Environment
IEEE Access, 2022 In this article, a method of illustrating the electromagnetic properties of liquid specimens is proposed by our homemade near-field scanning microwave microscopy (NSMM).
Yujie Chen +8 more
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Near-field optical microscopy toward its applications for biological studies
Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2023 Near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) is a super-resolution optical microscopy based on nanometrically small near-field light at a metallic tip. It can be combined with various types of optical measurement techniques, including Raman spectroscopy,
Takayuki Umakoshi
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