Fabrication of a high-transmission fiber probe for near-field scanning optical microscope

Gongli Zhang; Yonglin Bai; J. D. White; Xun Hou

Fabrication of a high-transmission fiber probe for near-field scanning optical microscope

Gongli Zhang
, Yonglin Bai
, J. D. White
, Xun Hou

CAS - Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics
Northwest University China
State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics Technology

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Abstract

It is presented a one-step technique of fabricating a high-transmission fiber probe for near- field scanning optical microscope (NSOM). A commercial single-mode silica fiber with a low GeO₂-doped core is etched in buffered hydrofluoric acid (HF). At a proper ratio of the etching solution, the tradeoff between tip cone angle and diameter is satisfied very well. Therefore, a selective chemical etching for special high doped fiber or a hybrid pull-etch process is not necessary. After coating tip with aluminum, we obtained fiber probes with typical parameters as follows : tip diameter of l00nm and transmission efficiency of 5. 5×10^-4.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	436-439
Number of pages	4
Journal	Guangzi Xuebao/Acta Photonica Sinica
Volume	28
Issue number	5
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aluminum evaporation
Chemical etching
Fiber probe
Near - Field scanning optical microscopy

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Fabrication of a high-transmission fiber probe for near-field scanning optical microscope

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