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Robust, High-speed, All-Optical Atomic Magnetometer

J. M. Higbie, E. Corsini, D. Budker

physics.atom-pharXiv:physics/0609041

Abstract

A self-oscillating magnetometer based on the nonlinear magneto-optical rotation effect with separate modulated pump and unmodulated probe beams is demonstrated. This device possesses a bandwidth exceeding 1. Pump and probe are delivered by optical fiber, facilitating miniaturization and modularization. The magnetometer has been operated both with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), which are well suited to portable applications, and with conventional edge-emitting diode lasers. A sensitivity of around 3 nG is achieved for a measurement time of 1.

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