Abstract
Study of subwavelength optical phenomena has taken an increasing importance in the past few years. Near- field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) is the usual solution for optical sensing below the diffraction limit. It consists in coupling light in a fiber through a nanoscale hole and detecting it with a conventional detector. A better optimized method would be to make the detector itself nanoscale. The dark count rate being usually proportional to the active area, this would greatly enhance the signal to noise ratio. The paper proposed a detector that has nanoscale dimensions, nanosecond response time and single or multiphoton sensitivity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference ( CLEO/Europe - EQEC 2009), 14-19 June 2009, Munich, Germany |
Place of Publication | Piscataway |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | 5191566-1/1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781-424440801 |
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Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2009 - ICM Center of the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany Duration: 14 Jun 2009 → 19 Jun 2009 http://2009.cleoeurope.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2009 |
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Abbreviated title | CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2009 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 14/06/09 → 19/06/09 |
Other | CLEO/Europe - EQEC 2009 - European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference |
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