Abstract
Near-field optical recording of photochromic materials is carried out using a scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM). We constructed a simplified yet fully functional SNOM by installing bent cantilever fiber probes in an atomic force microscope. Photochromic diarylethene films are used as re-writable near-field recording media, and we successfully record erasable recording marks having a minimum of 600 nm width in a writing time as short as 30 ms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5222-5225 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Aug |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)