• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 7, Issue 10, 901 (2009)
X. H. Zeng1、2, J. Plain1, S. Jradi1, P. Renaud Goud1, R. Deturche1, P. Royer1, and R. Bachelot1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d’Instrumentation Optique, ICD CNRS FRE 2848, Université de technologie de Troyes, 12, rue Marie Curie, 10010 Troyes, France
  • 2Department of Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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    X. H. Zeng, J. Plain, S. Jradi, P. Renaud Goud, R. Deturche, P. Royer, R. Bachelot. High speed sub-micrometric microscopy using optical polymer microlens[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(10): 901 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We report the high speed scanning submicronic microscopy (SSM) using a low cost polymer microlens integrated at the extremity of an optical fiber. These microlenses are fabricated by a free-radical photopolymerization method. Using a polymer microlens with a radius of curvature of 250 nm, a sub-micrometric gold pattern is imaged experimentally by SSM. Different distances between the tip and the sample are used with a high scanning speed of 200 cm/s. In particular, metallic absorption contrasts are described with an optical spatial resolution of 250 nm at the wavelength of 532 nm. Moreover, finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations concerning the focal lengths of microlenses with different geometries and heights support the experimental data.
    X. H. Zeng, J. Plain, S. Jradi, P. Renaud Goud, R. Deturche, P. Royer, R. Bachelot. High speed sub-micrometric microscopy using optical polymer microlens[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(10): 901
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