scattering near-field optical microscopy backscattering near-field optical microscopy back-scattering SNOM back-scattering-type near-field optical microscopy Microscopy where a laser is focused to a diffraction-limited spot size onto an oscillating AFM tip close to the surface of the specimen. An image is produced by scanning the probe over the specimen and detecting the backscattered light from the tip as a function of position. A force feedback loop is used to maintain a fixed relationship between the probe and surface during scanning. back-scattering SNIM CHMO:0002664 backscattering-type near-field optical microscopy 2010-01-09T11:09:56Z https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5985-7429 backscattering SNOM backscattering s-SNOM back-scattering-based SNIM back-scattering s-SNOM backscattering-based SNIM back-scattering near-field optical microscopy backscattering near-field optical microscopy backscattering SNIM