Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: An apparatus combining various scanning probe microscopy techniques is presented. It is dedicated to near-field magneto-optical (MO) and optical transmission imaging, and simultaneously gives topographical information. This MO scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM), working in transmission-collection mode, measures the magneto-optical circular dichroism (MOCD) effect of the samples, using a tapered and metal-coated optical fiber probe. The performance of the apparatus is mainly determined by this fiber probe. Resolution of about 200 nm was obtained on 200 Å thick Co/Pt and CoNi/Pt multilayer samples. MOCD-SNOM imaging artifacts are presented and discussed.
Institution: Université Paris-Sud
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2016193560