An eddy-current probe according to the present invention comprises: a substrate
having a first surface facing to a subject to be tested and a second surface opposite
to said first surface; an exciting coil formed on the second surface, having a
pair of current lines in parallel with each other through which exciting currents
flow in opposite directions to each other during testing, for generating an alternate
magnetic field applied to the subject by the exciting currents; and at least one
eddy-current sensor positioned on a central axis between the pair of current lines
on the second surface of the substrate, for detecting a magnetic field generated
newly from the subject by an eddy-current induced by the alternate magnetic field.
The substrate has a non-planar form having at least one convex-surface portion
on the first surface, and the at least one eddy-current sensor is formed on at
least one concave-surface portion formed on the second surface, which is corresponding
to the at least one convex-surface portion.