CA2375563A1 - Numerical aperture increasing lens (nail) techniques for high-resolution sub-surface imaging - Google Patents

Numerical aperture increasing lens (nail) techniques for high-resolution sub-surface imaging Download PDF

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CA2375563A1
CA2375563A1 CA002375563A CA2375563A CA2375563A1 CA 2375563 A1 CA2375563 A1 CA 2375563A1 CA 002375563 A CA002375563 A CA 002375563A CA 2375563 A CA2375563 A CA 2375563A CA 2375563 A1 CA2375563 A1 CA 2375563A1
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Bennett B. Goldberg
Stephen B. Ippolito
M. Selim Unlu
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    • B82Y10/00—Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
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    • G02B21/33—Immersion oils, or microscope systems or objectives for use with immersion fluids
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    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/58—Optics for apodization or superresolution; Optical synthetic aperture systems
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    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
    • G11B7/1372—Lenses
    • G11B7/1374—Objective lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
    • G11B7/1387—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector using the near-field effect
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
    • G11B7/1372—Lenses
    • G11B2007/13727—Compound lenses, i.e. two or more lenses co-operating to perform a function, e.g. compound objective lens including a solid immersion lens, positive and negative lenses either bonded together or with adjustable spacing

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CA002375563A 1999-06-21 2000-06-20 Numerical aperture increasing lens (nail) techniques for high-resolution sub-surface imaging Abandoned CA2375563A1 (en)

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US14013899P 1999-06-21 1999-06-21
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PCT/US2000/040253 WO2000079313A1 (en) 1999-06-21 2000-06-20 Numerical aperture increasing lens (nail) techniques for high-resolution sub-surface imaging

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