Applied Physics Letters · 2002 · 27 citations · 15 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsNanomaterialsNanotechnologyOpticsAtomic Force MicroscopyNonlinear Optical MaterialsNonlinear OpticsPlasmonic MaterialsPlasmonic NanomaterialsPlasmonicsGold NanostructuresHarmonic GenerationNanoparticlesNear-field Atomic Force MicroscopyNonlinear NanophotonicsNonlinear Optical ResponsePlasmonic Near Field Optical EffectsSecond-harmonic Generation
A simple method is described for producing silver and gold nanoparticles at the tip of an atomic force microscope sensor. It is shown that these nanoparticles can enhance the nonlinear optical phenomenon of second-harmonic generation of a molecular system such as a styryl dye.
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Development of a 500 Å spatial resolution light microscope
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