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We present a probe-type scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with atomic resolution that is designed to be directly inserted and work in a harsh vibrational cryogen-free superconducting magnet system. When a commercial variable temperature…

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We report single-color, time resolved magneto-optical measurements in ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As. We demonstrate coherent optical control of the magnetization precession by applying two successive ultrashort laser pulses. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 E. Rozkotova , P. Nemec , N. Tesarova , P. Maly , V. Novak , K. Olejnik , M. Cukr , T. Jungwirth

Magnetic phases are commonly identified through macroscopic magnetization, yet many ordered states, including antiferromagnets and altermagnets, possess a vanishing net moment despite distinct local spin structure. We show that such an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-14 Rishith Reddy , Parveen Kumar , Ankur Das

We report on an all-optical magnetometric technique based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation with amplitude-modulated light. The method enables sensitive magnetic-field measurements in a broad dynamic range. We demonstrate the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Pustelny , A. Wojciechowski , M. Gring , M. Kotyrba , J. Zachorowski , W. Gawlik

Quantum sensors offer unparalleled precision, accuracy, and sensitivity for a variety of measurement applications. We report a compact magnetometer based on a ferrimagnetic sensing element in an oscillator architecture that circumvents…

Free electrons with a helical phase front, referred to as "twisted" electrons, possess an orbital angular momentum (OAM) and, hence, a quantized magnetic dipole moment along their propagation direction. This intrinsic magnetic moment can be…

The permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of the $^{171}$Yb $(I=1/2)$ atom is measured with atoms held in an optical dipole trap (ODT). By enabling a cycling transition that is simultaneously spin-selective and spin-preserving, a quantum…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-08-31 T. A. Zheng , Y. A. Yang , S. -Z. Wang , J. T. Singh , Z. -X. Xiong , T. Xia , Z. -T. Lu

Deformable Mirrors (DMs) have wide applications ranging from astronomical imaging to laser communications and vision science. However, they often require bulky multi-channel cables for delivering high power to their drive actuators. A low…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-28 Amit Kumar Jha , Ewan S. Douglas , Meng Li , Corey Fucetola , Fiorenzo G. Omenetto

Accurate position and posture measurements of the freely-falling test mass are crucial for the success of spaceborne gravitational wave detection missions. This paper presents a novel laboratory-developed test mass motion readout that…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-27 Xin Xu , Jinsong Liu , Henglin Mu , Yan Li , Yidong Tan

Larmor precession of laser-polarized atoms contained in anti-relaxation-coated cells, detected via nonlinear magneto-optical rotation (NMOR) is a promising technique for a new generation of ultra-sensitive atomic magnetometers. For magnetic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Pustelny , S. M. Rochester , D. F. Jackson Kimball , V. V. Yashchuk , D. Budker , W. Gawlik

In this work, we present a comprehensive and comparative analysis of two detection modalities, i.e., polarization rotation and absorption measurement of light, for a double resonance alignment based optical magnetometer (DRAM). We derive…

Optics · Physics 2024-03-11 A. Akbar , M. Kozbiál , L. Elson , A. Meraki , J. Kolodyński , K. Jensen

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

Quantum sensing with solid-state spins offers the promise of high spatial resolution, bandwidth, and dynamic range at sensitivities comparable to more mature quantum sensing technologies, such as atomic vapor cells and superconducting…

A multi-channel atomic magnetometer operating in an unshielded environment is described and characterised. The magnetometer is based on D1 optical pumping and D2 polarimetry of Cs vapour contained in gas-buffered cells. Several technical…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-04-14 Giuseppe Bevilacqua , Valerio Biancalana , Piero Chessa , Yordanka Dancheva

We demonstrate an all-optical $^{133}$Cs scalar magnetometer, operating in nonzero magnetic field,in which the magnetic resonance is driven by an effective oscillating magnetic field provided by the AC Stark shift of an intensity-modulated…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-09-29 Elena Zhivun , Arne Wickenbrock , Brian Patton , Dmitry Budker

With the help of Stokes operator S2 squeezed state (also called polarization squeezed state (PSS)) of 795-nm light, rubidium-87 (87Rb) atomic magnetometer based on Faraday rotation has been implemented and characterized.The PSS of Stokes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-07 Lele Bai , Xin Wen , Yulin Yang , Lulu Zhang , Jun He , Yanhua Wang , Junmin Wang

We have developed a versatile pulsed laser system for high precision magnetometry. The operating wavelength of the system can be configured to optically pump alkali vapors such as rubidium and cesium. The laser system consists of an…

Levitated particle systems have gained significant attention as a rapidly advancing platform for precision sensing, offering low-loss, highly isolated environments by eliminating mechanical contact and associated noise. Current…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-01 Wei Ji , Changhao Xu , Guofeng Qu , Dmitry Budker

We describe a series of laboratory experiments that can be performed with the Quantum Control apparatus sold by TeachSpin, which uses pulsed NMR techniques to observe the precession of protons in a liquid water sample. With a uniform…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-08-15 Kenneth G. Libbrecht

The effect of optically driven spin precession discovered by Bell and Bloom [W. E. Bell and A. L. Bloom, Phys. Rev. Lett. 6, 280 (1961)] is widely used nowadays as a basis for numerous experiments in fundamental physics and for diverse…

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