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Infrared near-field microscopy with the Vanderbilt free electron laser: Overview and perspectives

  • D. Vobornik
  • , G. Margaritondo
  • , J. S. Sanghera
  • , P. Thielen
  • , I. D. Aggarwal
  • , B. Ivanov
  • , J. K. Miller
  • , R. Haglund
  • , N. H. Tolk
  • , A. Congiu-Castellano
  • , M. A. Rizzo
  • , D. W. Piston
  • , F. Somma
  • , G. Baldacchini
  • , F. Bonfigli
  • , T. Marolo
  • , F. Flora
  • , R. M. Montereali
  • , A. Faenov
  • , T. Pikuz
  • G. Longo, V. Mussi, R. Generosi, M. Luce, P. Perfetti, A. Cricenti

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Abstract

Scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) makes it routinely possible to overcome the fundamental diffraction limit of standard (far-field) microscopy. Recently, aperture-based infrared SNOM performed in the spectroscopic mode, using the Vanderbilt University free electron laser, started delivering spatially-resolved information on the distribution of chemical species and on other laterally-fluctuating properties. The practical examples presented here show the great potential of this new technique both in materials science and in life sciences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-416
Number of pages8
JournalInfrared Physics and Technology
Volume45
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2004
EventInternational Workshop on Infrared Microscopy and Spectroscopy - Lake Tahoe, CA, United States
Duration: Jul 8 2003 → Aug 11 2003

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