{"id":5108,"date":"2026-03-19T13:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=5108"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:34:37","slug":"what-is-snom-scanning-near-field-optical-microscope-a-simple-explanation-of-how-it-works-and-its-features-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=5108","title":{"rendered":"What is SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope)? A simple explanation of how it works and its features and history!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic1-2-1024x483.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic1-2-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic1-2-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic1-2-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic1-2-1536x724.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic1-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope) is a type of SPM (scanning probe microscope).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in SPM, please read the following article.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"related_link\"><span class=\"title\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-bookmark\"><\/i>Related articles.<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=5038\"><span class=\"thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pic1-3.jpg\"><\/span><span class=\"post_title\">What is a scanning probe microscope (SPM)? An explanation of types, uses in society and history<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This article will explain some examples of how SECMs work and the situations in which they are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to share insights that only those of us working with atoms on a daily basis can provide. We hope you find this information useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SNOM is a scanning microscope that uses a special type of light called near-field light.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic2-2-1024x521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic2-2-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic2-2-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic2-2-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic2-2-1536x781.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic2-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Near-field light has the property that it does not travel through space and disappears halfway through, making it invisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Observation is therefore carried out by scanning the sample using a thin probing needle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One advantage is that measurements can be made in air and non-destructively because it is not just a scanning probe microscope but also an optical microscope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there are disadvantages, such as inferior resolution compared to scanning tunneling microscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SNOMs are used to detect gene positions on DNA and to measure chromosome surface structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structure of the SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/piv3-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/piv3-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/piv3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/piv3-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/piv3-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/piv3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope) images structures by vibrating a tuning fork (quartz crystal) fitted with a fiber-optic probe with a small hole at its tip and detecting amplitude changes when the probe tip contacts the material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a scanning probe microscope that uses light instead of atomic forces or tunneling currents for detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnet.co.jp\/product\/spm\/snom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reference: SNOM &#8211; Scanning near-field optical microscope.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real image samples from SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The real image of &#8220;alpha300S&#8221; by &#8220;OXFORD INSTRUMENTS&#8221; showed the SNOM image of the metaphase of the human chromosomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chromosomes are on the nanoscale, but this microscope is so good that the shapes are clearly visible when zoomed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SNOM image of a metaphase of a human chromosome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shapes are clearly visible, even though on the nanoscale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SNOM images of surface plasmon reactions excited by nanoscale metal grids can also be seen, and other real image samples unique to SNOMs working in the nano field can be seen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plasmon is explained in the following article for those interested.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"related_link\"><span class=\"title\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-bookmark\"><\/i>Related articles.<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=4693\"><span class=\"thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-5.jpg\"><\/span><span class=\"post_title\">What is plasmon? This article provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the principles and how they are used in society.<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History of SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope)<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic4-2-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic4-2-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic4-2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic4-2-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic4-2-1536x819.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pic4-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The SNOM is not developed by a single researcher, but the result of multiple studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first imaging report of SNOMs, then called NFOs, was made in 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately from that report, the SNOM was developed by Fischer in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Cornell and his group at Bell Labs in the USA have developed their own SNOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the above in mind, a highly practical SNOM was realized by Betzig et al. in 1991 and is used in research today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We talked about SNOM (scanning near-field optical microscopy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look back at the key points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbSNOM (scanning near-field optical microscope) is a microscope that uses near-field light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbSNOM uses a fiber-optic probe to control the distance between the sample and the probe by vibrating the tuning fork and imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbSNOM was devised by a number of researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We mentioned at the beginning that SNOMs are a type of SPM (scanning probe microscope).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on SPM, see also the following article.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"related_link\"><span class=\"title\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-bookmark\"><\/i>Related articles.<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=5038\"><span class=\"thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pic1-3.jpg\"><\/span><span class=\"post_title\">What is a scanning probe microscope (SPM)? 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