Patent ID: 8266718

Claim:
A microwave microscope probe, comprising: a probe tip having an apex positionable adjacent a surface of a sample and forming a first electrode; and a cantilever arm extending along a cantilever axis, supported on a proximal end thereof, and supporting the probe tip projecting in a first direction toward the apex from a bottom surface of a distal end of the arm, wherein the arm comprises a first conductive layer disposed on a top surface of the distal end of the arm opposite the bottom surface and extending along the cantilever axis from the proximal end to the distal end of the arm, a first dielectric layer disposed in the first direction on the first conductive layer and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the arm, a first conductive strip formed in the first direction on the first dielectric layer, extending along the cantilever axis from the proximal end to the distal end of the arm, and electrically connected to the apex of the probe tip for conveying microwave signals, a second dielectric layer disposed in the first direction on the first conductive strip, and a second conductive layer disposed in the first direction on the second dielectric layer and extending along the cantilever axis from the proximal end to the distal end of the arm.