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Nanometer-precise optical length measurement using near-field scanning optical microscopy with sharpened single
Takehiro Tachizaki1, Toshihiko Nakata2, Kaifeng Zhang2
1Department of Optics and Imaging Science and Technology, Tokai University, 4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, 259-1292, Japan.
Abstract:
We have developed and characterized a plasmon-excitation scattering-type near-field scanning optical microscope with sharpened single carbon nanotube probe. The developed microscope can optically capture differences in the refractive index of single-nanometer surface structures. Statistical analysis enabled us to estimate the precision of the optical length measurement to 1.8 nm.
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