Abstract
A solid immersion lens based on diffraction (dSIL) is proposed as an alternative to the conventional design based on refraction. A design analogous to a Fresnel zone plate is derived in accordance with the Huygens–Fresnel principle. Fabrication of a binary dSIL is achieved by electron-beam lithography and reactive-ion etching on LaSF35, with index Measurement of the point-spread function is performed with near-field optical microscopy. The results are in accord with the expected resolution enhancement of a factor n with respect to the diffraction limit.
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