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A main challenge in single emitter microscopy is that it is difficult to efficiently collect all the emitted light from single photon sources. Due to the dipole nature of the single photon sources, is it hard to measure the brightness of these molecules in a calibrated manner, since the light is not emitted isotopically. Recent studies have shown however, that collection efficiencies of 96% for can be reached for single photon sources. In this report, a fabrication recipe is described for a planar antenna structure is that should, in theory, also reach these collection efficiencies for single photon sources. The angular distribution of the radiated power from these emitters are measured with a Fourier microscope. Firstly, the Fourier microscope will be characterized. After this, experimentally measured radiation patterns of the planar antenna structure will be compared to calculated radiation patterns. The Fourier microscope is correctly characterized, resulting in quantitative comparisons between theory and measurements. However, the beaming effect of the planar antenna structures is not observed. Nevertheless, promising results are obtained that show an increase in collection efficiency between the emitters which are embedded in such structures and emitters which are embedded on a normal glass substrate.