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This work covers review papers on scanning near-field optical microscopy, early ideas and concepts, development of scanning near-field optical microscopy in the 1990s, theoretical analysis of near-field optics, and resolution of scanning near-field optical microscopy.<br/>Contents<br/>- Review Papers on Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy<br/>- Early Ideas and Concepts<br/>- Development of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy in the 1980s<br/>- Development of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy in the 1990s<br/>- Applications of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy<br/>- Resolution of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy<br/>- Theoretical Analysis of Near-Field Optics