内容简介
AcompleteguidetooneofthemostrevolutionarytechnologiesinthehistoryofimagingNear-fieldmicroscopescombinetherichnessofopticalanalysis,thenoninvasivecharacteroflight,andthewidevarietyofsampleenvironmentsofconventionalmicroscopeswiththefinerspatialresolutionofalternativetechnologies.Near-FieldOpticscombinesanintroductiontonear-fieldopticaltheorywithahandbookandreferenceforthepracticeandapplicationofnear-fieldmicroscopy.MichaelA.PaeslerandPatrickJ.Moyerprovidethemostcomprehensivepresentationavailableontheinstrumentationandoperationofnear-fieldmicroscopes.Writingfromtheviewpointofthescientistwhowantstoapplytheserevolutionaryinstrumentsinalaboratorysetting,theauthors:*Explainthepertinentopticaltheoryandprovideadevelopmentalhistoryofnear-fieldinstruments*Discussimagingtheoryanditsapplicationinthenear-fieldscanningopticalmicroscope(NSOM)*Exploretheopticalbehaviorofelementsthatprovidethenear-field/far-fieldconnectioninanNSOM*Provideoperationalhow-to'sforNSOMs*Examinethetheoryandoperationofopticaltunnelingmicroscopeswithspecialemphasisonthephotontunnelingmicroscope(PTM)*Enumeratecontrastmechanismsavailabletothenear-fieldmicroscopist*Describetheapplicationofnear-fieldtechniquesinbiology,materialsscience,surfacechemistry,andinformationstorage