Achievements in near-field investigations in Russia (IFMO SPb)

摘要

Nowadays near-field optics is one of the most attractive area for research, both for theoretical and experimental. Properly in the problem of near-field optics the most important things now are - the creation of more suitable and simpler approach to the description of near-field than MMP method and the creation of new generation of scanning near- field optical instruments (SNOI) such as microscopes, spectroscopes, light generators for lithography, etc. The key of this SNOI generation is a variety of SNOM tips with the higher resolution and transparency and else one what may be even more important, the creation of method for SNOM tips certification. Both of these problems are being investigated in Russia. Short review of other directions for near-field investigation in Russia is also given, including important applications for quantum dots studying and investigation of optical strength of SNOM tips. !