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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Hassan Tanbakuchi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Matthew Richter, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Michael Whitener, Loveland, CO (US);
Hassan Tanbakuchi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Matthew Richter, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Michael Whitener, Loveland, CO (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A signal coupling system interposed between a scanning probe and a measurement instrument provides signal communication between the scanning probe and the measurement instrument. The signal coupling system has a pre-stressed shape when the scanning probe is in a neutral position. The pre-stressed shape is designated to provide a characteristic impedance of the signal coupling system that varies linearly as a function of displacement of the scanning probe from the neutral position when the scanning probe is displaced, relative to the neutral position, over a designated range of displacements.