SBIR Phase I: Integrated Ultra-High-Throughput NSOM Probe Based on Nanoscale Waveguide Tip Integrated with Laser and Detector

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目是一种新型的近场扫描显微镜（NSOM）探头的技术开发，具有更高的功率吞吐量，利用创新的高折射率纳米级波导（nanoWG）作为探测尖端。所提出的nanoWG探针可以实现小的光斑尺寸，但尖端功率比光纤探针高100至10，000倍，使其非常有吸引力。纳米级波导尖端的增强性能将使纳米技术和纳米科学中的许多新应用成为可能。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is for the technology development of a novel near-field scanning microscope (NSOM) probe with much higher power throughput utilizing an innovative high-refractive-index nanoscale waveguide (nanoWG) as the probing tip. The proposed nanoWG probe can achieve small spot size and yet with tip power 100 to 10,000 times higher than a fiber probe, making it highly attractive. The enhanced performance of the nanoscale waveguide tip will enable many new applications in nanotechnology and nanoscience.