2011-05-13
Scattering lens resolves sub-100 nm structures with visible light
Publication
Publication
Phys. Rev. Lett.
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Volume 106
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Issue Article number: 193905
p. 1-
4
The smallest structures that conventional lenses are able to optically resolve are of the order of 200 nm. We introduce a new type of lens that exploits multiple scattering of light to generate a scanning nano-sized optical focus. With an experimental realization of this lens in gallium phosphide we imaged gold nanoparticles at 97 nm optical resolution. Our work is the first lens that provides a resolution in the nanometer regime at visible wavelengths.
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| Persistent URL | dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.193905 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. |
| Citation |
van Putten, E. G, Akbulut, D, Bertolotti, Jacopo, Vos, W.L, Lagendijk, A, & Mosk, A. P. (2011). Scattering lens resolves sub-100 nm structures with visible light. Phys.Rev.Lett., 106(Article number: 193905), 1–4. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.193905
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