Figure 1:
 

Figure 2: The spatial reolution of infrared imaging is improved through the development of a scanning solid immersion lens, made from silicon.

Figure 3:
 
 
 

Collaboration
Group of Professor G. Kino, Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University
Group of Professor T. Smith, Physics Department, Stanford University

Publication

Goodson, K.E., and Asheghi, M., 1997, "Near-Field Optical Thermometry," Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 225-235.
 

Sponsorship

NSF Graduate Fellowship
NSF Grant CTS-9622178
NSF Grant CTS-9624696 (CAREER Award)
ONR Grant 96-1-0688 (Young Investigator Award, Electronics Division)