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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707647 | Probe used for surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopic analysis and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a probe for surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopic analysis which has excellent detection sensitivity to laser light having an intensity level at which a sample is not damaged and which has a long life, and a method of manufacturing the probe. The p... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7621964 | Near-field scanning optical microscope probe having a light emitting diode An improved near-field scanning optical microscope probe is disclosed. The near-field scanning optical microscope probe includes a probe body and two electrodes extending from the probe body to form a probe tip. In addition, a light-emitting diode is disposed betwee... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7423265 | Near-field aperture having a fractal iterate shape Near-field electromagnetic devices having an opaque metallic screen with a fractal iterate aperture are provided. More specifically, the aperture is obtained by application of a self-similar replacement rule to an initial shape two or more times. Alternatively, the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420106 | Scanning probe characterization of surfaces Characterizing dielectric surfaces by detecting electron tunneling. An apparatus includes an atomic force probe. A mechanical actuator is connected to the atomic force probe. A mechanical modulator is connected to the mechanical actuator. The mechanical modulator mo... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402736 | Method of fabricating a probe having a field effect transistor channel structure A probe of a scanning probe microscope having a sharp tip and an increased electric characteristic by fabricating a planar type of field effect transistor and manufacturing a conductive carbon nanotube on the planar type field effect transistor. To achieve this, the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7372013 | Near field scanning microscope probe and method for fabricating same A near-field scanning microscopy probe and a method for doing the same. A metal plasmon or dielectric waveguide is connected to a deformable material and coupled to a dielectric waveguide on a chip. The probe pops up out of the plane of the chip. The probe can be ea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7297933 | Probe, near-field light generation apparatus including probe, exposure apparatus, and exposing method using probe A probe which generates near-field light from an aperture at the tip is provided. The tip is covered with a lightproof member, at least the interior of the lightproof member is in the shape of a cone having a plane-shaped top, and the aperture is provided in the top... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7250598 | Plasmon enhanced near-field optical probes A plasmon enhanced near-field optical probe has an optical coupler with an end face and a metal coating forming at least one plasmon enhancement structure. An extension provides probe-to-sample separation feedback. A microscope cantilever has a lever arm with an ape... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241987 | Probe for near-field microscope, the method for manufacturing the probe and scanning probe microscope using the probe In a manufacture of a probe for a scattering type near-field microscope, there is provided a method of coating, with a high reproducibility, uniform metal particles efficiently inducing a surface enhanced Raman scattering. It has been adapted such that, in the probe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6703614 | Method for determining the distance of a near-field probe from a specimen surface to be examined, and near-field microscope A method for determining the distance of a scanning probe of a scanning probe microscope from a specimen surface to be examined comprising the steps of: exciting the scanning probe to oscillations lateral to a surface to be examined; recording at least on... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6625109 | Near-field optical head and head support assembly having near-field optical head A near-field optical head comprises a slider body and a cantilever arm extending from the slider body and having a contact pad at an end portion thereof for contacting a surface of a recording medium. The slider body has an air bearing surface which inter... | 09/23/2003 |
| 4604520 | Optical near-field scanning microscope This optical near-field scanning microscope comprises an "objective" (aperture) attached to the conventional vertical adjustment appliance and consisting of an optically transparent crystal having a metal coating with an aperture at its tip with a diamete... | 08/05/1986 |
