Sensitive detection of magnetic fields including their orientation with a magnetometer based on atomic phase coherence

被引:75
作者
Lee, H [1 ]
Fleischhauer, M
Scully, MO
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Quantum Opt, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[3] Ludwigs Maximillian Univ, Sekt Phys, D-80333 Munich, Germany
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1998年 / 58卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2587
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An optical magnetometer based on electromagnetically induced transparency is analyzed. Utilizing the different orientation characteristics for different field polarizations, the magnitude and orientation of an applied magnetic field can be measured. As a model system we consider the sodium D-1 transition taking into account hyperfine structure and optical pumping effects.
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页码:2587 / 2595
页数:9
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