Microwave Spectroscopy of Highly Underdoped Yttrium Barium Cuprate by Wendell A. Huttema B.Sc., University College of the Fraser Valley, 2002 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Physics c  Wendell A. Huttema 2006 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Spring 2006 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without the permission of the author.