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Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging
Overcoming the resolution limit of conventional optics is regarded as the most important issue in optical imaging science and technology. Although hyperlenses, super-resolution imaging devices based on highly anisotropic dispersion relations that allow the access of high-wavevector components, have...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385565/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46314 |
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author | Byun, Minsueop Lee, Dasol Kim, Minkyung Kim, Yangdoo Kim, Kwan Ok, Jong G. Rho, Junsuk Lee, Heon |
author_facet | Byun, Minsueop Lee, Dasol Kim, Minkyung Kim, Yangdoo Kim, Kwan Ok, Jong G. Rho, Junsuk Lee, Heon |
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description | Overcoming the resolution limit of conventional optics is regarded as the most important issue in optical imaging science and technology. Although hyperlenses, super-resolution imaging devices based on highly anisotropic dispersion relations that allow the access of high-wavevector components, have recently achieved far-field sub-diffraction imaging in real-time, the previously demonstrated devices have suffered from the extreme difficulties of both the fabrication process and the non-artificial objects placement. This results in restrictions on the practical applications of the hyperlens devices. While implementing large-scale hyperlens arrays in conventional microscopy is desirable to solve such issues, it has not been feasible to fabricate such large-scale hyperlens array with the previously used nanofabrication methods. Here, we suggest a scalable and reliable fabrication process of a large-scale hyperlens device based on direct pattern transfer techniques. We fabricate a 5 cm × 5 cm size hyperlenses array and experimentally demonstrate that it can resolve sub-diffraction features down to 160 nm under 410 nm wavelength visible light. The array-based hyperlens device will provide a simple solution for much more practical far-field and real-time super-resolution imaging which can be widely used in optics, biology, medical science, nanotechnology and other closely related interdisciplinary fields. |
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spelling | pubmed-53855652017-04-12 Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging Byun, Minsueop Lee, Dasol Kim, Minkyung Kim, Yangdoo Kim, Kwan Ok, Jong G. Rho, Junsuk Lee, Heon Sci Rep Article Overcoming the resolution limit of conventional optics is regarded as the most important issue in optical imaging science and technology. Although hyperlenses, super-resolution imaging devices based on highly anisotropic dispersion relations that allow the access of high-wavevector components, have recently achieved far-field sub-diffraction imaging in real-time, the previously demonstrated devices have suffered from the extreme difficulties of both the fabrication process and the non-artificial objects placement. This results in restrictions on the practical applications of the hyperlens devices. While implementing large-scale hyperlens arrays in conventional microscopy is desirable to solve such issues, it has not been feasible to fabricate such large-scale hyperlens array with the previously used nanofabrication methods. Here, we suggest a scalable and reliable fabrication process of a large-scale hyperlens device based on direct pattern transfer techniques. We fabricate a 5 cm × 5 cm size hyperlenses array and experimentally demonstrate that it can resolve sub-diffraction features down to 160 nm under 410 nm wavelength visible light. The array-based hyperlens device will provide a simple solution for much more practical far-field and real-time super-resolution imaging which can be widely used in optics, biology, medical science, nanotechnology and other closely related interdisciplinary fields. Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5385565/ /pubmed/28393906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46314 Text en Copyright © 2017, The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Byun, Minsueop Lee, Dasol Kim, Minkyung Kim, Yangdoo Kim, Kwan Ok, Jong G. Rho, Junsuk Lee, Heon Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
title | Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
title_full | Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
title_fullStr | Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
title_full_unstemmed | Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
title_short | Demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
title_sort | demonstration of nanoimprinted hyperlens array for high-throughput sub-diffraction imaging |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385565/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46314 |
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