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The optimized probe light frequency detuning for Faraday-rotation cesium atomic magnetometer

Wenhao Li, Pingwei Lin, Xiang Peng, Hong Mei Guo

Published Jan 1, 2014• 2 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate that the sensitivity of all-optical Faraday-rotation magnetometer can be improved by tuning probe light frequency to the edge of wings of Doppler profile with cesium atoms, which coincides with the theoretical analysis.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2014.jw2a.131

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