Publication Date
2012
Description
Atomic magnetometry was performed at Earth's magnetic field over a free-space distance of ten meters. Two laser beams aimed at a distant alkali-vapor cell excited and detected the Rb-87 magnetic resonance, allowing the magnetic field within the cell to be interrogated remotely. Operated as a driven oscillator, the magnetometer measured the geomagnetic field with less than or similar to 3.5 pT precision in a similar to 2 s data acquisition; this precision was likely limited by ambient field fluctuations. The sensor was also operated in self-oscillating mode with a 5.3 pT root Hz noise floor. Further optimization will yield a high-bandwidth, fully remote magnetometer with sub-pT sensitivity. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4747206]
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
101
Issue
8
First Page
083502
Department
Physics & Astronomy
Link to Published Version
Recommended Citation
Patton, B.; Versolato, O. O.; Hovde, D. C.; Corsini, E.; Higbie, James M.; and Budker, D.. "A remotely interrogated all-optical Rb-87 magnetometer." Applied Physics Letters (2012) : 083502.