High resolution extended image near field
optics
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Copyright (c) Malcolm
Kemp 2010
These pages describe how in principle it is possible to
create a near field optical microscope or lithographic device capable of
creating an entire simultaneous extended image with a resolution similar to
that achievable a point at a time by a scanning near field optical device. They
also describe how in principle a similar resolution enhancement can be achieved
with telescopes, although only at the expense of a loss of light collecting
ability.
1. Introduction and
Conclusions
2. An idealised symmetric
extended image near field imaging device
3. Exact radiating solutions
to Maxwell’s equations in a vacuum
4. Exact radiating solutions
to Maxwell’s equations in the presence of idealised plane mirrors
5. Creating arbitrarily
accurate images
6. Understanding how the
layout can circumvent the Rayleigh resolution criterion
7. Further comments
References
NAVIGATION LINKS
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