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Abstract: In this paper, we describe how to define and build a set of known loads to be used in near-field microwave microscopy. Such loads are necessary to set up a microwave calibration kit, ...

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World Premier International Research Center, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan, and Department of Applied ...