Patent ID: 7362442

Claim:
A method for microscopy imaging using surface plasmon polaritons, said method comprising the steps of: placing an object onto a coated surface of a glass for imaging the object; depositing a dielectric droplet on the object forming a vertical surface where the dielectric droplet contacts a plane of the coated surface, wherein the dielectric droplet includes at least one focal point for changing the direction of travel of the surface plasmon polaritons; directing light through the glass for creating the surface plasmon polaritons in the coated surface which scatter off the object, where the scattered plasmon polaritons are collected at the vertical surface and redirected as a beam propagating a magnified two-dimensional image of the object, where the beam is scattered by irregularities in the coated surface; and positioning at least one lens for viewing the magnified two-dimensional image propagated by the scattered beam.