Scientific Reports (Mar 2021)

Nanoscopic live electrooptic imaging

  • Masahiro Tsuchiya,
  • Shigeru Takata,
  • Kazuhiro Ohsone,
  • Shinji Fukui,
  • Muneo Yorinaga

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85095-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Abstract A door to the nanoscopic domain is opened regarding real-time visualization of electric field distributions and dynamics. Through the use of a live electrooptic imaging system with an oil-immersion objective lens and a highly thinned electrooptic sensor film, a minimum linewidth of 330 nm and a minimum peak splitting of 650 nm in real-time electric field video images have been successfully demonstrated. In addition, room to improve the resolution is noted, while a few problems that need to be solved are discussed, including an effect caused by optical interference.