Time-resolved pump-probe experiments with subwavelength lateral resolution

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作者
Vertikov, A [1 ]
Kuball, M [1 ]
Nurmikko, AV [1 ]
Maris, HJ [1 ]
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[1] BROWN UNIV,ADV MAT RES CTR,PROVIDENCE,RI 02912
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10.1063/1.117499
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We demonstrate picosecond time-resolved pump-probe experiments with subwavelength resolution using a reflection near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM). The sample was a laterally patterned gold nanostructure. Strain-induced reflectivity changes as low as Delta R/R approximate to 10(-4) were detected in the near-field. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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