Patent ID: 6953930

Claim:
A conductive transparent probe, configured for use with a probe control apparatus that adjusts a distance between an apex of said conductive transparent probe and a sample by vibrating said conductive transparent probe with a vibrator in a direction perpendicular to an axis of said conductive transparent probe, said conductive transparent probe comprising: an optical fiber having a taper part at one end side; a conductive transparent film formed on a surface of said taper part; and a first metal film formed on a first surface of said optical fiber other than the surface of said taper part, wherein said conductive transparent film and said first metal film are electrically connected, and wherein the length of said first metal film is no less than 5 mm, and the thickness of said first metal film is from 0.2 μm to 10 μm, such that said conductive transparent probe maintains contact with said vibrator during the vibrating of said conductive transparent probe.