How to build a magnetometer with thermal atomic vapor: a tutorial
This article is designed as a step-by-step guide to optically pumped magnetometers based
on alkali atomic vapor cells. We begin with a general introduction to atomic magneto-optical …
on alkali atomic vapor cells. We begin with a general introduction to atomic magneto-optical …
Femtotesla nearly-quantum-noise-limited pulsed gradiometer at earth-scale fields
We describe a magnetic gradiometer that operates at finite fields and uses an intense
pulsed laser to polarize a 87 Rb atomic ensemble and a compact vertical-cavity surface …
pulsed laser to polarize a 87 Rb atomic ensemble and a compact vertical-cavity surface …
A digital alkali spin maser
S Ingleby, P Griffin, T Dyer, M Mrozowski, E Riis - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Self-oscillating atomic magnetometers, in which the precession of atomic spins in a
magnetic field is driven by resonant modulation, offer high sensitivity and dynamic range …
magnetic field is driven by resonant modulation, offer high sensitivity and dynamic range …
Heading-error-free optical atomic magnetometry in the earth-field range
We demonstrate an alignment-based Rb 87 magnetometer that is immune to nonlinear
Zeeman (NLZ) splitting, addressing an important problem in alkali-metal atomic …
Zeeman (NLZ) splitting, addressing an important problem in alkali-metal atomic …
Laser-written vapor cells for chip-scale atomic sensing and spectroscopy
We report the fabrication of alkali-metal vapor cells using femtosecond laser machining. This
laser-written vapor-cell (LWVC) technology allows arbitrarily-shaped 3D interior volumes …
laser-written vapor-cell (LWVC) technology allows arbitrarily-shaped 3D interior volumes …
Partial measurements of the total field gradient and the field-gradient tensor using an atomic magnetic gradiometer
QQ Yu, SQ Liu, XK Wang, D Sheng - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Magnetic gradiometers have wide practical and academic applications, and two important
types of field gradient observables are the total field gradient and field gradient tensor …
types of field gradient observables are the total field gradient and field gradient tensor …
Light-shift-free and dead-zone-free atomic-orientation-based scalar magnetometry using a single amplitude-modulated beam
QQ Yu, SQ Liu, CQ Yuan, D Sheng - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
The detection dead zones and heading errors induced by light shifts are two important
problems in optically pumped scalar magnetometry. We introduce an atomic-orientation …
problems in optically pumped scalar magnetometry. We introduce an atomic-orientation …
Single-beam room-temperature atomic magnetometer with large bandwidth and dynamic range
We present a single-beam atomic magnetometer operating at room temperature for the
measurement of ac magnetic fields. The magnetometer functions in the nonlinear regime of …
measurement of ac magnetic fields. The magnetometer functions in the nonlinear regime of …
Free-induction-decay magnetic field imaging with a microfabricated Cs vapor cell
Magnetic field imaging is a valuable resource for signal source localization and
characterization. This work reports an optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) based on the …
characterization. This work reports an optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) based on the …
Free-induction-decay magnetometer using a multipass cell
Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) based on the free-induction-decay (FID)
configuration have recently attracted interest owing to their advantages, such as being …
configuration have recently attracted interest owing to their advantages, such as being …