无自旋交换弛豫原子自旋陀螺非线性特性实验研究

采用基于圆偏振探测光的光纤Sagnac原子自旋进动闭环检测技术,实验测试了无自旋交换弛豫(SERF)原子自旋陀螺在两种不同抽运状态下的角速度输入/输出特性,发现了SERF原子自旋陀螺输出的非线性现象。基于SERF原子自旋陀螺理论,建立了非线性响应模型并进行仿真研究,仿真结果与实验测试一致。研究表明:SERF原子自旋陀螺的非线性由原子内在相互作用决定,与总电子弛豫率R_(tot)密切相关。     

A dual-axis,high-sensitivity atomic magnetometer

Atomic magnetometer(AM) operated in a spin-exchange relaxation-free(SERF) regime features superior sensitivity and non-cryogenic operation, and thus is competitive with the best superconducting quantum interference devices.Previously, SERF AM with f T/Hz~(1/2) level sensitivity commonly acted as a single-axis sensor. Here we demonstrate a dual-axis SERF AM capable of simultaneously and independently detecting x-and y-field components with a sensitivity of 20 f T/Hz~(1/2). As there is no necessity to worry about the cross-talk effects arising from field modulations, the dual-axis scheme proposed here is of particular interest to AM array and hence the biomagnetic applications.