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Development and prospect of near-field optical measurements and characterizations

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Abstract

Scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) is an ideal experimental measuring system in nano-optical measurements and characterizations. Besides microscopy with resolution beyond the diffraction limit, spectroscope with nanometer resolution and other instruments with novel performances have been indispensable for researches in nano-optics and nanophotonics. This paper reviews the developing history of near-field optical (NFO) measuring method and foresees its prospects in future. The development of NFO measurements has gone through four stages, including optical imaging with super resolution, near-field spectroscopy, measurements of nanooptical parameters, and detections of near-field interactions. For every stage, research objectives, technological properties and application fields are discussed.

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Wang, J., Wang, Q. & Zhang, M. Development and prospect of near-field optical measurements and characterizations. Front. Optoelectron. 5, 171–181 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-012-0257-y

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