Patent ID: 8393010
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B82Y,G01Q

Abstract:
1. A near-field scanning optical microscope, comprising: a lighting component, provided for emitting a light; a probe, disposed on a testing sample, and the light being focused around a probe tip of the probe to draw the near-field light out; and an ellipsoidal mirror, having a first focal point and a second focal point, and the first focal point and the probe tip being disposed at corresponding positions, and the near-field light drawn out from the probe tip being scattered from the first focal point inside the ellipsoidal mirror, and reflected and passing through the second focal point, wherein the ellipsoidal mirror is a hollow ellipsoidal sphere having two open ends such that the near-field is emitted into the hollow ellipsoidal sphere through an open end or another separate opening and reflected outward the hollow ellipsoidal sphere through an open end.