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Influence of metal roughness on the near-field generated by an aperture/apertureless probe
1Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Electronics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Zentrum ETZ, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland. martin@ifh.ee.ethz.ch
Abstract:
We study the influence of metal roughness on the near-field distribution generated by an aperture or an apertureless (scattering) probe. Different experimental parameters are investigated: roughness magnitude, aperture form, distribution of the roughness. Our results show that aluminium roughness has a dramatic impact on the emission characteristics of a near-field probe and in particular on its polarization sensitivity. Apertureless or scattering probes appear to be less sensitive to roughness and to provide a well confined field even with a somewhat rough probe.
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