Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 31, Issue 9, 900104(2011)

Breaking Through the Optical Diffraction Limits, Developing the Nano-Optics and Photonics

Gan Fuxi1,2、* and Wang Yang1
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jul. 21, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 31, 2011

    The Author Email: Fuxi Gan (fxgan@mail.shcnc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201131.0900104

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