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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Jasco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An opening fabricating apparatus for creating an opening with desired dimensions at a mask tip of a near-field optical microscope, and a near-field optical microscope using the same are provided. The apparatus comprising: a light source ; reflection means ; light detection means ; press means pressing a probe tip against said reflection means; storage means ; calculation means figuring out the quantity of light of the reflected light for the acquisition of said opening with desired dimensions from the calibration information stored in said storage means; and press control means controlling pressing of said probe tip against said reflection means so as to allow the quantity of light of said reflected light to become equal to the quantity figured out by said calculation means. The probe opening fabricating apparatus is capable of readily fabricating an opening of desired dimensions with a high reproducibility.