Invasiveness of an Optical Magnetic Field Probe

Satoru ARAKAWA
Eiji SUZUKI
Hiroyasu OTA
Ken Ichi ARAI
Risaburo SATO

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E88-B    No.8    pp.3170-3175
Publication Date: 2005/08/01
Online ISSN: 
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e88-b.8.3170
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section of 2004 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility)
Category: Measurements
Keyword: 
magnetic near-field measurement,  probe,  loop antenna,  electro-optical effect,  invasiveness,  finite difference time domain (FDTD) method,  

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Summary: 
Electromagnetic field probes inevitably disturb the original distribution of the field when they are positioned close to a device. This disturbance in turn affects measurement accuracy and device operation. We developed an optical magnetic field probe, comprising a loop antenna element and an electro-optic crystal, for highly accurate magnetic near-field measurement in the GHz frequency range. We analyzed the invasiveness of the optical magnetic field probe quantitatively both experimentally and using finite difference time domain simulation. We found that eliminating the metal cable reduced the disturbance of the surrounding field that was to be measured. In addition, we investigated the magnetic field detection characteristics of the probe and its influence on the operation of a microstrip line. The optical magnetic field probe was less invasive and provided more accurate measurement.