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28 September 1989 An Evanescent Field Optical Microscope
F. de Fornel, J. P. Goudonnet, L Salomon, E. Lesniewska
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Proceedings Volume 1139, Optical Storage and Scanning Technology; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961777
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France
Abstract
We present a new form of optical microscope. An evanescent field is produced in the lower index medium of an ATR system and modulated by a sample deposited on the hypotenuse of the prism. A sharpened fiber optic probes this field and gives information about the topography of the surface.
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F. de Fornel, J. P. Goudonnet, L Salomon, and E. Lesniewska "An Evanescent Field Optical Microscope", Proc. SPIE 1139, Optical Storage and Scanning Technology, (28 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961777
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KEYWORDS
Prisms

Scanning tunneling microscopy

Microscopes

Optical microscopes

Fiber optics

Modulation

Optical spheres

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