Compressed sensing FTIR nano-spectroscopy and nano-imaging
B. Kästner, F. Schmähling, A. Hornemann, G. Ulrich, A. Hoehl, M. Kruskop, K. Pierz, M. B. Raschke, G. Wübbeler and C. Elster
Optics Express 26, 18115-18124 (2018)
Infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy (IR s-SNOM) provides
for spectroscopic imaging with nanometer spatial resolution, yet full spatio-spectral imaging
is constrained by long measurement times. Here, we demonstrate the application of
compressed sensing algorithms to achieve hyperspectral FTIR-based nano-imaging at an
order of magnitude faster imaging speed to achieve the same spectral content compared to
conventional approaches. At the example of the spectroscopy of a single vibrational
resonance, we discuss the relationship of prior knowledge of sparseness of the employed
Fourier base functions and sub-sampling. Compressed sensing nano-FTIR spectroscopy
promises both rapid and sensitive chemical nano-imaging which is highly relevant in
academic and industrial settings for fundamental and applied nano- and bio-materials
research.