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An optically-modulated zero-field atomic magnetometer with suppressed spin-exchange broadening

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Author(s)

Ricardo Jimenez Martinez, Svenja A. Knappe, John E. Kitching

Abstract

We implement an optically-pumped 87Rb magnetometer based on a zero-field dispersive resonance enabled by the optical modulation of the 87Rb ground state energy levels. The magnetometer is operated in the spin-exchange relaxation-free regime where high magnetic field sensitivities can be achieved. Contrary to previous magnetometers that use a radio-frequency magnetic field to generate the zero-field dispersive resonance the device presented here does not need an intrinsic radio-frequency field to generate its signal. Such device can be used in applications requiring array-based magnetometers where radio frequency magnetic fields can induce cross-talk among the sensors or affect the source of the magnetic field being measured.
Citation
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
85

Keywords

Optical magnetometry, Optical pumping, Zero-field magnetometer

Citation

Jimenez, R. , Knappe, S. and Kitching, J. (2014), An optically-modulated zero-field atomic magnetometer with suppressed spin-exchange broadening, Review of Scientific Instruments, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=914207 (Accessed December 22, 2024)

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Created April 29, 2014, Updated February 19, 2017