Patent ID: 8760174
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B82Y,G01Q

Abstract:
1. A method of measuring an unknown property of a target material with an evanescent microwave microscopy probe, the method of measuring an unknown property comprising: adjusting a position of a probe tip of a microwave microscopy probe to a reference distance g from a target material, the microwave microscopy probe comprising a center conductor, an outer shield, an insulating material, and an aperture, wherein: taking a reference measurement of at least one inherent characteristic of the probe while the probe tip is at the reference distance g; adjusting the position of the probe tip such that the probe tip is in physical contact with the target material; taking a second measurement of the inherent characteristic while the probe tip is in physical contact with the target material; and determining the unknown property of the target material by comparing the reference measurement and the second measurement.