Figure 14 shows a preliminary demonstration of in-
situ visualization of polarization. A 1.7-GHz wave
was transmitted from a dipole antenna and measured
by the transparent absorber. The measured
polarization at the center of the absorber was plotted
on a PC display placed just behind the absorber. In
this case the transmitted wave became an elliptically
polarized, possibly due to the reflection from the
table or cables.
5 CONCLUSIONS
Various in-situ measurement and visualization
techniques and systems for EM fields were reported
which have been developed by the authors’ group.
Using the developed systems, the EM fields can be
captured and visualized in situ and in real-time.
Such systems are expected to be quite useful for
measuring EM field distributions in various
scenarios in the fields of EMC, antennas and
propagation. The systems could be applicable to
quick noise measurement at the development stage
of electric or electronic equipment, as well as to the
in-situ measurement of EM field distributions in the
actual environments such as offices, factories, cars,
trains and airplanes. Last but not least, such
visualization techniques could contribute to
education in electromagnetics and radio engineering,
where students will be able to virtually observe the
actual EM fields in various situations.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank (ex-) students of
Kanazawa University: Messrs. Y. Yamanaka, T.
Shimizu, S. Morita, K. Katsuda, E. Tanaka, R.
Tanaka, M. Nojima, S. Shiraki, T. Nakagawa, T.
Sunahara, D. Hiraki, K. Iwasaki, N. Fukuoka and H.
Maeda for their help with design, fabrication and
measurement of the EM and RF measurement and
imaging systems.
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