Spatial Resolution of Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy with Sub-wavelength Aperture

Abstract

The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is employed to solve the three dimensional Maxwell equation for the situation of near-field microscopy using a sub-wavelength aperture. Experimental result on unexpected high spatial resolution is reproduced by our computer simulation.

2 pages, 3 figures

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