In this paper, a high-sensitivity resonant probe for capturing tangential E -field component is fabricated on a four-layer printed circuit board. The resonant probe consists of an improved dipole employed to further enhance sensitivity, a resonator made up of open- and short-circuit stubs achieving specific resonance, and an integrated Marchand balun used to transform the differential-mode voltage to the single-end output and match the instrument port impedance match. Compared with the referenced broadband probe, the relative sensitivity of the proposed resonant probe in terms of |S12| is enhanced by 13.21 and 14.82 dB for simulation and measurement, respectively. The absolute sensitivity in terms of the noise-equivalent field strength (NEFS) is 26.4 dBµV(Hz)1/2 . The measurements of the passive circuits (microstrip lines and coupled lines) and active circuit module are conducted to validate the resonant probe.
- E-Field Probe,
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC),
- High Sensitivity,
- Marchand Balun,
- Noise-Equivalent Field Strength (NEFS),
- Resonant Tangential
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