True near field versus contrast near field imaging

doi:10.1364/OE.14.011566

True near field versus contrast near field imaging

Jean-Baptiste Masson and Guilhem Gallot »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 24, pp. 11566-11574 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.011566

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Abstract

We demonstrate that in near field imaging, interaction between light and sample can be divided into two main areas: the true near field and the contrast near field domain. We performed extensive numerical simulations in order to identify the limits of these areas, and to investigate contrast near field imaging in which much easier propagation calculation can be achieved. Finally, we show an application with terahertz axonal imaging.

OCIS Codes
(110.0180) Imaging systems : Microscopy
(260.1960) Physical optics : Diffraction theory
(260.3090) Physical optics : Infrared, far

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Imaging Systems

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Original Manuscript: July 21, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: October 16, 2006
Published: November 27, 2006

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Jean-Baptiste Masson and Guilhem Gallot, "True near field versus contrast near field imaging," Opt. Express 14, 11566-11574 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-24-11566

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D. Marks and P.S. Carney, "Near-field diffractive elements," Opt. Lett. 30,1870-1872 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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M. Naruse, T. Yatsui, W. Nomura, N. Hirose, M. Ohtsu, "Hierarchy in optical nearfields and its application to memory retrieval," Opt. Express 13,23, 9265-9271 (2005), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=86211 [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Molenda, G. Colas des Francs, U. C. Fischer, N. Rau, A. Naber, "High-resolution mapping of the optical near-field components at a triangular nano-aperture," Opt. Express 26,23, 10688-10696 (2005), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=86673 [CrossRef]
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M. A. Bhatti,"Fundamental Finite Element Analysis and Applications: With Mathematica and Matlab Computations,"(J. Wiley & Sons,) (2005)
M. Golosovsky, E. Maniv, D. Davidov and A. Frenkel, "Near-Field of a Scanning Aperture Microwave Probe: A 3-D Finite Element Analysis," IEEE.Trans. Instr. Meas. 51,1090 (2002). [CrossRef]
J.-B. Masson and G. Gallot, "Coupling between surface plasmons in subwavelength hole arrays," Phys. Rev. B. 73, (2006). [CrossRef]
J.-B Masson, M.-P Sauviat, J.-L Martin and G. Gallot, "Ionic contrast terahertz near field imaging of axonal water fluxes," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103,4808-4812 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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Ammann, E.
Barkan, A.
Beard, M.C.
Berry, E.
Bethe, H.A.
Bozhevolnyi, S.I.
Carney, P.S.
Chen, H.T.
Cho, G. C.
Davidov, D.
Decca, R.S.
Dekhter, R.
Drew, H.D.
Duewer, F.
Empson, K.L.
English, R.E.
Fitzgerald, A.J.
Frenkel, A.
Gallot, G.
George, N.
Golosovsky, M.
Han, P. Y.
Hirose, N.
Homer-vanniasinkam, S.
Khatchatouriants, A.
Lewis, A.
Lu, Y.
Manevitch, A.
Maniv, E.
Marks, D.
Martin, J.-L
Masson, J.-B
Masson, J.-B.
Miles, R.E.
Ming, N.-B
Mittleman, D. M.
Molenda, D.
Naruse, M.
Nomura, W.
Ohtsu, M.
Sauviat, M.-P
Schmuttenmaer, C.A.
Schultz, P. G.
Strinkovski, A.
Taha, H.
Turner, G.M.
Vohnsen, B.
Wang, K.
Wei, T.
Xiang, X.-D.
Yatsui, T.
Zhang, X.-C.
Zinov’ev, N.N.

Appl. Phys. Lett.

H.T. Chen, R. K., and G. C. Cho, "Terahertz imaging with nanometer resolution," Appl. Phys. Lett. 83,3009 (2003). [CrossRef]
K. Wang, A. Barkan, and D. M. Mittleman, "Propagation effects in apertureless near-field optical antennas," Appl. Phys. Lett. 84,2 (2003).
R.S. Decca, H.D. Drew and K.L. Empson, "Investigation of the electric-field distribution at the subwavelength aperture of a near-field scanning optical microscope," Appl. Phys. Lett. 70, (15) (1997). [CrossRef]

J. Biol. Phys

A.J. Fitzgerald, E. Berry, N.N. Zinov’ev, S. Homer-vanniasinkam, R.E. Miles, J.M. Chamberlain andM.A. Smith,"Catalogue Of Human Tissue Optical Properties At Terahertz Frequencies," J. Biol. Phys 29,123-128 (2003). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A

R.E. English, Jr., and N. George, "Diffraction from a small square aperture: approximate aperture fields," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 5,No. 2 (1988). [CrossRef]

Nature biotechnology

A. Lewis, H. Taha, A. Strinkovski, A. Manevitch, A. Khatchatouriants, R. Dekhter and E. Ammann, "Nearfield optics: from subwavelength illumination to nanometric shadowing, " Nature biotechnology 21,1378-1386 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Express

M. Naruse, T. Yatsui, W. Nomura, N. Hirose, M. Ohtsu, "Hierarchy in optical nearfields and its application to memory retrieval," Opt. Express 13,23, 9265-9271 (2005), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=86211 [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Molenda, G. Colas des Francs, U. C. Fischer, N. Rau, A. Naber, "High-resolution mapping of the optical near-field components at a triangular nano-aperture," Opt. Express 26,23, 10688-10696 (2005), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=86673 [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

D. Marks and P.S. Carney, "Near-field diffractive elements," Opt. Lett. 30,1870-1872 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
P. Y. Han, G. C. Cho, and X.-C. Zhang, "Time-domain transillumination of biological tissues with terahertz pulses," Opt. Lett. 25,no 43009 (2004).

Phys. Med. Biol.

M.C. Beard, G.M. Turner and C.A. Schmuttenmaer, "Progress towards two-dimensional biomedical imaging with THz spectroscopy," Phys. Med. Biol. 47,3841-3846 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev.

H.A. Bethe, "Theory of diffraction by small holes," Phys. Rev. 66,163-182 (1944). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B.

J.-B. Masson and G. Gallot, "Coupling between surface plasmons in subwavelength hole arrays," Phys. Rev. B. 73, (2006). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

S.I. Bozhevolnyi and B. Vohnsen,"Near-Field Optical Holography," Phys. Rev. Lett. 77,3351 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA

J.-B Masson, M.-P Sauviat, J.-L Martin and G. Gallot, "Ionic contrast terahertz near field imaging of axonal water fluxes," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103,4808-4812 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Science

Y. Lu, T. Wei, F. Duewer, Y. Lu, N.-B Ming, P. G. Schultz, and X.-D. Xiang, "Nondestructive Imaging of Dielectric-Constant Profiles and Ferroelectric Domains with a Scanning-TipMicrowave Near-FieldMicroscope," Science 276,2004-2006 (1997). [CrossRef]

Trans. Instr. Meas.

M. Golosovsky, E. Maniv, D. Davidov and A. Frenkel, "Near-Field of a Scanning Aperture Microwave Probe: A 3-D Finite Element Analysis," IEEE.Trans. Instr. Meas. 51,1090 (2002). [CrossRef]

Other

M. Born, E. Wolf, "Principles of Optics", (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U.K.), 6th Ed. (1997)
<other>. Comsol, Comsol Inc., Burlington, MA.</other>
M. A. Bhatti,"Fundamental Finite Element Analysis and Applications: With Mathematica and Matlab Computations,"(J. Wiley & Sons,) (2005)

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