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We demonstrate an all-optical single beam pulsed atomic magnetometer assisted by laser mode-hopping in a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser. We implement a temporal sequence of the laser current, with sinusoidal current modulation…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-01-14 Ji Hoon Yoon , Sang Hyuk Hong , Taek Jeong , Sin Hyuk Yim , Kyu Min Shim , Sangkyung Lee

We have designed and tested an atomic vectorial magnetometer based on the analysis of the coherent oscillatory transients in the transmission of resonant laser light through a Rb vapor cell. We show that the oscillation amplitudes at the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 L. Lenci , A. Auyuanet , S. Barreiro , P. Valente , A. Lezama , H. Failache

Cold atom magnetometers exploit a dense ensemble of quanta with long coherence times to realise leading sensitivity on the micrometer scale. Configured as a Ramsey interferometer, a cold atom sensor can approach atom shot-noise limited…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-21 Hamish A. M. Taylor , Christopher C. Bounds , Alex Tritt , L. D. Turner

We describe a room-temperature alkali-metal atomic magnetometer for detection of small, high frequency magnetic fields. The magnetometer operates by detecting optical rotation due to the precession of an aligned ground state in the presence…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-10-12 M. P. Ledbetter , V. M. Acosta , S. M. Rochester , D. Budker , S. Pustelny , V. V. Yashchuk

Free-induction-decay (FID) magnetometers have evolved as simple magnetic sensors for sensitive detection of unknown magnetic fields. However, these magnetometers suffer from a fundamental problem known as a "dead zone," making them…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-01-14 Shrey Mehta , G. K. Samanta , Raghwinder Singh Grewal

A tunable magnetic field at low temperatures is essential for numerous applications, including spintronics, magnetic resonance imaging, and condensed matter physics. While commercial superconducting vector magnets are available, they are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-07-25 Gaia Da Prato , Yong Yu , Ronald Bode , Simon Gröblacher

We have developed a mini-coil pulsed magnet system with direct optical access, ideally suited for nonlinear and ultrafast spectroscopy studies of materials in high magnetic fields up to 30 T. The apparatus consists of a small coil in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-11 G. Timothy Noe , Hiroyuki Nojiri , Joseph Lee , Gary L. Woods , Jean Leotin , Junichiro Kono

We present a single-beam atomic magnetometer operating at room temperature for the measurement of ac magnetic fields. The magnetometer functions in the non-linear regime of magneto-optical rotation of $^{85}$Rb atomic vapour. We demonstrate…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-09-12 K. K. George Kurian , Sushree S. Sahoo , P. K. Madhu , G. Rajalakshmi

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) have demonstrated significant potential in weak magnetic field detection due to their high sensitivity. In this study, we developed an Mz-type optically pumped rubidium magnetometer using a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-04-06 Zhengyu Su , Yang Li , Yongbiao Yang , Yanhua Wang , Jun He , Junmin Wang

Vector field measurement is demonstrated with an all-optical scalar atomic magnetometer using intrinsic parameters related to its scalar operation. The Bell-Bloom type atomic magnetometer measures the Larmor precession of cesium atoms…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-02-02 Rui Zhang , Rahul Mhaskar , Ken Smith , Easswar Balasubramaniam , Mark Prouty

We demonstrate novel implementations of high-precision optical magnetometers which allow for spatially-selective and spatially-resolved in situ measurements using cold atomic clouds. These are realised by using shaped dispersive probe beams…

Many experiments involving cold and ultracold atomic gases require very precise control of magnetic fields that couple to and drive the atomic spins. Examples include quantum control of atomic spins, quantum control and quantum simulation…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2011-10-11 Aaron Smith , Brian E. Anderson , Souma Chaudhury , Poul S. Jessen

We describe a 3He magnetometer capable to measure high magnetic fields (B > 0.1 Tesla) with a relative accuracy of better than 10^-12. Our approach is based on the measurement of the free induction decay of gaseous, nuclear spin polarized…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-19 A. Nikiel , P. Blümler , W. Heil , M. Hehn , S. Karpuk , A. Maul , E. Otten , L. M. Schreiber , M. Terekhov

We demonstrate Faraday spectroscopy with high duty cycle and sampling rate using atoms confined to a blue-detuned optical trap. Our trap consists of a crossed pair of high-charge-number hollow laser beams, which forms a dark, box-like…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Matthew L. Terraciano , Mark Bashkansky , Fredrik Fatemi

We describe an ultra-sensitive atomic magnetometer using optically-pumped potassium atoms operating in spin-exchange relaxation free (SERF) regime. We demonstrate magnetic field sensitivity of 160 aT/Hz$^{1/2}$ in a gradiometer arrangement…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 H. B. Dang , A. C. Maloof , M. V. Romalis

We use a radio-frequency $^{85}$Rb alkali-vapor cell magnetometer based on a paraffin-coated cell with long spin-coherence time and a small, low-inductance driving coil to create highly resolved conductivity maps of different objects. We…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-05-25 Arne Wickenbrock , Nathan Leefer , John W. Blanchard , Dmitry Budker

We report a photon shot-noise-limited (SNL) optical magnetometer based on amplitude modulated optical rotation using a room-temperature $^{85}$Rb vapor in a cell with anti-relaxation coating. The instrument achieves a room-temperature…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-21 Vito Giovanni Lucivero , Pawel Anielski , Wojciech Gawlik , Morgan W. Mitchell

We demonstrate a method to reduce number fluctuations in an ultracold atomic sample using real-time feedback. By measuring the Faraday rotation of an off-resonant probe laser beam with a pair of avalanche photodetectors in a polarimetric…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-09-17 R. Thomas , J. S. Otto , M. Chilcott , A. B. Deb , N. Kjærgaard

Sensitive magnetometers have been applied in a wide range of research fields, including geophysical exploration, bio-magnetic field detection, ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance, etc. Commonly, magnetometers are directly placed at…

Electromagnetic induction imaging with atomic magnetometers has disclosed unprecedented domains for imaging, from security screening to material characterization. However, applications to low-conductivity specimens -- most notably for…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-09-02 Luca Marmugi , Cameron Deans , Ferruccio Renzoni