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Aplanatic near-field optics for efficient light transfer

A peer-reviewed journal article from SPIE describes an aplanatic near-field optics approach intended to improve the efficiency of light transfer. The supplied excerpt contains only publisher and article metadata and no experimental or result details.

Diagram illustrating near field optics. Diffraction of light coming from NSOM fiber probe. Showing wavelength of light and the near-field.
Illustrative image: Diagram illustrating near field optics. Diffraction of light coming from NSOM fiber probe. Showing wavelength of light and the near-field. — Zogdog602/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

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Global importance
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Why it matters

Improvements in near-field optics aim to increase efficiency of light transfer in optical systems.

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