Abstract
We experimentally investigated the reciprocity of scanning near-field optical microscopy between illumination and collection modes. Near-field transmission images of single gold spheres and nanorods observed by the two modes are found to be equivalent to each other in the region from visible to near infrared. This result shows that reciprocity holds for the near-field scattering problems. We found that the conventional optical selection rule for far-field excitations does not apply not only under illumination mode but also with collection-mode arrangements. The possible origin of this observation might be the near-field probe.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1474-1476 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 May 15 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics