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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Brian D. Butler, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Stephen M. Tobin, Watertown, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A coaxial probe for testing of planar electric transmission line structures comprising: a probe mount comprising a coaxial connector; a center electrode mounted on the probe mount and electrically connected to a center conductor of the coaxial connector, wherein the center conductor may be placed in contact with a first point on a planar electric transmission line structure to be tested; an outer electrode mounted on the probe mount and electrically connected to ground, the outer electrode comprising a protrusion to be placed in contact with a second point on the planar electric transmission line structure to be tested; and a dielectric of non-uniform thickness between the center and the outer electrodes.