SCALAR MULTI-PASS ATOMIC MAGNETOMETER

Abstract

We investigated the feasibility of a femto-Tesla level scalar atomic magnetometer operating in Earths field. Our approach is unique in using multi-pass alkali-metal cells, quantum-non-demolition measurements, and suppression of spin-exchange relaxation to achieve the highest sensitivity per unit volume. We developed a new multi-pass cell geometry with a small internal volume and experimentally verified the predictions of our model for quantum spin noise. We also investigated the availability of pulsed pump and probe lasers to operate a high-sensitivity atomic magnetometer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1037951

Entities

People

  • Michael Romalis
  • Thomas Kornack

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Alkali Metals
  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Demolition
  • Detectors
  • Distributed Bragg Reflectors
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Pumping
  • Pulsed Lasers
  • Standing Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots