Scanning probes entering data storage: From promise to reality
H. Pozidis, P. Bächtold, et al.
INEC 2006
SNOM is a non‐contact stylus microscopy analogous to STM. Optical near‐field interaction is used to sense approach and optical properties on the nanometre scale (≅1 nm normal, 20–50 nm lateral). SNOM was demonstrated in transmission and reflection, in a topographic mode, and with amplitude as well as phase objects. The excitation of plasmons in the SNOM ‘tip’, a very recent development, greatly enhances sensitivity and permits intriguing new optical experiments. Overcoming the limit of diffraction, SNOM turns a long‐held dream of optical microscopists into reality. 1988 Blackwell Science Ltd
H. Pozidis, P. Bächtold, et al.
INEC 2006
W.H. Teh, U. Dürig, et al.
Journal of Applied Physics
D. Pohl
Solid State Communications
U.Ch. Fischer, D. Pohl
Physical Review Letters