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Niels Gregersen1, Bjarne Tromborg, Sergey I Bozhevolnyi
1Department of Communications, Optics and Materials, Nano-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. ngr@com.dtu.uk
Abstract:
Using exact 3D vectorial simulations of radiation coupling into uncoated dielectric fiber probes, we calculate amplitude transfer functions for conical single-mode fiber tips at the light wavelength of 633 nm. The coupling efficiency of glass fiber tips is determined in a wide range of spatial frequencies of the incident radiation for opening angles varying from 30 degrees to 120 degrees . The resolution in near-field imaging with these tips is considered for field distributions limited in both direct and spatial-frequency space. The characteristics of the transfer functions describing the relation between probed optical fields and near-field images are analyzed in detail. The importance of utilizing a perfectly sharp tip is also examined.
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