AU2001281362A1 - Scanning interferometric near-field confocal microscopy with background amplitude reduction and compensation - Google Patents

Scanning interferometric near-field confocal microscopy with background amplitude reduction and compensation

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AU2001281362A1
AU2001281362A1 AU2001281362A AU8136201A AU2001281362A1 AU 2001281362 A1 AU2001281362 A1 AU 2001281362A1 AU 2001281362 A AU2001281362 A AU 2001281362A AU 8136201 A AU8136201 A AU 8136201A AU 2001281362 A1 AU2001281362 A1 AU 2001281362A1
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confocal microscopy
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q60/00—Particular types of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
    • G01Q60/18—SNOM [Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SNOM probes
    • G01Q60/22—Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
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