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http://dx.doi.org/10.5370/JEET.2015.10.5.2120

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on the Probe Design of a Ridge-loaded Slot Type for Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscope  

Son, Hyeok-Woo (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Byung-Mun (Division of IT Cooperative Systems, Gyeongbuk Provincial College)
Hong, Jae-Pyo (Department of Electronics Engineering, Kyungil University)
Cho, Young-Ki (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology / v.10, no.5, 2015 , pp. 2120-2125 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, a rectangular waveguide probe with a ridge-loaded straight slot (RLSS) is presented for a near-field scanning microwave microscope (NSMM). The RLSS is located laterally at the end wall of the cavity and is loaded on double ridges in a narrow straight slot to improve the spatial resolution compared with a straight slot. The probe consists of a rectangular cavity with an RLSS and a feed section of a WR-90 rectangular waveguide. When the proposed NSMM is located at distance of 0.1mm in front of a substrate without patches or strips, the simulated full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the probe improve by approximately 31.5 % compared with that of a straight slot without ridges. One dimensional scanning of the E-plane on a sample under test was conducted, and the reflection coefficient of the near-field scanning probe is presented.
Keywords
Rectangular waveguide probe; Ridge-loaded straight slot; Near-field scanning; Microwave microscopy;
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