Super-Resolution of Nano-Materials and Quantum Effects Obtained by Microspheres
by
Y. Ben-Aryeh
Abstract
Microsphere super-resolutions, which are beyond the Abbe classical limit, are described. The conversion of evanescent waves to propagating waves, are analyzed by using the geometry of the microsphere. In microsphere experiments a nanojet is produced near the focal plane where its width is smaller than the Abbe limit and this width remains unchanged in the axial direction for some wavelengths. The interference between evanescent waves converted to propagating waves and the nanojet leads to increa [...]