Optical Wide-Field Nanoscope

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Abstract

We describe the wide-field optical nanoimaging capabilities of a novel nanoscope based on the surface plasmon polariton (SPP) tomography technique. In contrast to other optical subwavelength resolution techniques, in our approach for imaging nanosize features, enhanced evanescent waves are coupled to the far-field via leakage radiation associated with SPPs excited by near-field fluorescence; therefore wide-field images which are not out-of-plane diffraction-limited are formed directly in the microscope's camera.

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Authors

  • Charles Regan

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, LubbockTX 79409, USA, Texas Tech University, NanoTech Center and Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University

  • Ayrton Bernussi

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, Texas Tech University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, LubbockTX 79409, USA, Texas Tech University, NanoTech Center and Department of Electrical Engineering, Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University

  • Luis Grave de Peralta

    APS, Texas Tech University, Department of Physics and Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA, Applied Physical Society, Texas Tech University, NanoTech Center and Department of Physics, Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University