@article {Simserides20071649, title = {Magneto-optics of quantum dots in the near field}, journal = {International Journal of Modern Physics B}, volume = {21}, number = {8-9}, year = {2007}, note = {cited By 1}, pages = {1649-1653}, abstract = {We examine a quantum dot (QD) illuminated in the near field with subwavelength spatial resolution, while simultaneously it is subjected to a magnetic field of variable orientation and magnitude. The magnetic field orientation can conserve or destroy the zero-magnetic-field ("structural") symmetry. The asymmetry induced by the magnetic field -except for specific orientations along symmetry axes- can be uncovered in the near-field (NF) but not in the far-field (FF) spectra. We predict that NF magnetoabsorption experiments of realistic spatial resolution could reveal the QD symmetry. This exceptional symmetry-resolving power of the near-field optics, is lost in the far field.}, doi = {10.1142/s0217979207043361}, url = {https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217979207043361}, author = {Simserides, C. and Zora, A. and Triberis, G.} }