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Mechanical oscillator tip-to-sample separation control for near-field optical microscopy

Decca et al., 1997

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2403892053575469716
Author
Decca R
Drew H
Empson K
Publication year
Publication venue
Review of scientific instruments

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A nonoptical system for controlling the tip-to-sample separation in a near field scanning optical microscope is described. It consists of a tapered aluminum-coated fiber glued to a high-Q Si paddle mechanical oscillator. The paddle is driven at one of its resonances by a …
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q60/00—Particular type of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
    • G01Q60/24—AFM [Atomic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. AFM probes
    • G01Q60/32—AC mode
    • G01Q60/34—Tapping mode
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q60/00—Particular type of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
    • G01Q60/24—AFM [Atomic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. AFM probes
    • G01Q60/38—Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders
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    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q60/00—Particular type of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
    • G01Q60/02—Multiple-type SPM, i.e. involving more than one SPM technique
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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 type of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
    • G01Q60/24—AFM [Atomic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. AFM probes
    • G01Q60/30—Scanning potential microscopy
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q60/00—Particular type of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
    • G01Q60/10—STM [Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. STM probes
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q20/00—Monitoring the movement or position of the probe
    • G01Q20/02—Monitoring the movement or position of the probe by optical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q10/00—Scanning or positioning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for actively controlling the movement or position of the probe
    • G01Q10/04—Fine scanning or positioning
    • G01Q10/06—Circuits or algorithms therefor
    • G01Q10/065—Feedback mechanisms, i.e. wherein the signal for driving the probe is modified by a signal coming from the probe itself
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANO-TECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANO-STRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANO-STRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANO-STRUCTURES
    • B82Y35/00—Methods or apparatus for measurement or analysis of nano-structures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q30/00—Auxiliary means serving to assist or improve the scanning probe techniques or apparatus, e.g. display or data processing devices
    • G01Q30/08—Means for establishing or regulating a desired environmental condition within a sample chamber
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01Q—SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]
    • G01Q70/00—General aspects of SPM probes, their manufacture or their related instrumentation, insofar as they are not specially adapted to a single SPM technique covered by group G01Q60/00

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