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The three axis magnetic field measurement based on the interaction of a single elliptically polarized light beam with an atomic system is described. The magnetic field direction dependent atomic responses are extracted by the polarimetric…

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The excellent sensitivities of quantum sensors are a double-edged sword: minuscule quantities can be observed, but any undesired signal acts as noise. This is challenging when detecting quantities that are obscured by such noise. Decoupling…

We report the design and construction of a two-axis goniometer capable of any sample orientation with respect to the external magnetic field. The advantage of this design is that it allows free rotations around a single axis independent of…

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The operation of polarimetric based single beam three axis atomic magnetometer is studied. The magnetometer operates in presence of small bias magnetic field. Its salient features are compared with the analysis of Bloch equation. The…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-03-18 Swarupananda Pradhan , Rita Behera

In this paper, we present a triaxial alignment magnetometer based on free-spin precession deployed in the geomagnetic range. Existing vector measurement methods often require complex optical setups, heating structures, and laser modulation.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-02-18 Ge Jin , Tao Shi , Sheng Zou

The use of nuclear spins as physical sensing systems is disadvantaged by their low signal responsivity, particularly when compared to sensing techniques based on electron spins. This primarily results from the small nuclear gyromagnetic…

We introduce a vector atomic magnetometer that employs a fast-rotating magnetic field applied to a pulsed $^{87}$Rb scalar atomic magnetometer. This approach enables simultaneous measurements of the total magnetic field and its two polar…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-07 Tao Wang , Wonjae Lee , Mark Limes , Tom Kornack , Elizabeth Foley , Michael Romalis

Multipass cells enable long optical path lengths in compact volumes and are central to quantum technologies such as atomic magnetometers and optical quantum memories. In optical magnetometry, multipass geometries enhance sensitivity by…

Searches for physics beyond the Standard Model using spin sensors are susceptible to spurious frequency shifts and noise due to magnetic fields. Therefore a comagnetometer -- an auxiliary sensor that allows mundane magnetic field effects to…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-09-15 Bassam Nima , Mingyu Fan , Aleksandar Radak , Andrew M. Jayich , Amar C. Vutha

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

We describe one of the largest radio-frequency RF atomic magnetometers presently operating. A total atomic volume of 128 $\mathrm{cm^3}$, with correspondingly large number of $^{87}$Rb atoms, can reduce atom noise. A total of 44 passes of…

Magnetometers, gyroscopes and accelerometers are commonly used sensors in a variety of applications. The paper proposes a novel gyroscope calibration method in the homogeneous magnetic field by the help of magnetometer. It is shown that,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-07-25 Yuanxin Wu , Ling Pei

Quantum amplification is recognized as a key resource for precision measurements. However, most conventional paradigms employ an ensemble of independent particles that usually limit the performance of quantum amplification in gain, spectral…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-21 Minxiang Xu , Min Jiang , Yuanhong Wang , Haowen Su , Ying Huang , Xinhua Peng

Atomic spin sensors are essential for beyond-the-standard-model exploration, biomagnetic measurement, and quantum navigation. While the traditional DC mode spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) comagnetometer achieves ultrahigh sensitivity,…

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Mechanical resonators operating in the high-frequency regime have become a versatile platform for fundamental and applied quantum research. Their exceptional properties, such as low mass and high quality factor, make them also very…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-29 Diego A. Visani , Letizia Catalini , Christian L. Degen , Alexander Eichler , Javier del Pino

Ultra-sensitive measurement of the magneto-optical rotation, due to interaction of linearly-polarized light passing through room-temperature Rb 85 atoms, in response to change in longitudinal magnetic field (\delta B_z ) is demonstrated…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-04-04 T. J. Vineeth Francis , Rashmi Ranjan Suna , P. K. Madhu , Nirmal K. Viswanathan , G. Rajalakshmi

Entanglement can improve the measurement precision of quantum sensors beyond the shot noise limit. Neutral atoms, the basis of some of the most precise and accurate optical clocks and interferometers, do not naturally exhibit all-to-all…

We conducted laboratory searching for the exotic spin- and velocity-dependent new interactions according to the previously proposed experimental scheme. Two $\sim$6Kg heavy source masses are rotationally modulated at a frequency of 20Hz.…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2022-08-17 K. Y. Wu , S. Y. Chen , G. A. Sun , S. M. Peng , M. Peng , H. Yan

Mechanical resonators operating in the megahertz range have become a versatile platform for fundamental and applied quantum research. Their exceptional properties, such as low mass and high quality factor, make them also appealing for force…

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