The XII International Youth Scientific School "The Coherent Optics and Optical Spectroscopy"

Nanoparticles Probed by Near-Field Microscopy

I. S. Osad'ko

P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: It is shown that electric dipole field existing near the apex of near field microscope tip excites mainly molecules situated in vicinity of the apex. This fact provides high space resolution of the near field optical microscope.

Keywords: near-field optical microscope, localized Coulomb field.

UDC: 535.37

Received: 03.02.2009