Near-field scanning optical microscope

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In near field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) a very small light source very close to the sample is scanned. Light passes through a sub-wavelength diameter aperture and illuminates a sample that is placed within its near field, at a distance much less than the wavelength of the light. The resolution achieved is far better than that which is attainable in conventional optical microscopes.

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