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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takuya Matsumoto, Hachioji, JP;
Takeshi Shimano, Tokorozawa, JP;
Sumio Hosaka, Hinode, JP;
Fumio Isshiki, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/124 ; G01N 2/155 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/124 ; G01N 2/155 ;
Abstract
A near-field probe includes a metallic scatterer fabricated on a substrate in a contour of a circular cone, a polygonal pyramid, a planar ellipse, or a triangle and a film of a metal, a dielectric, or a semiconductor formed in a periphery of the scatterer with film thickness equal to height of the scatterer.