Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 20, 2025

Spectral and Angle-Resolved Magneto-Optical Characterization of Photonic Nanostructures
Published on: November 21, 2019
All-Optical Parametric-Resonance Magnetometer Based on 4He Atomic Alignment
Bowen Wang1, Xiang Peng1, Haidong Wang1
1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Center for Quantum Information Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Abstract:
Parametric-resonance magnetometer is a high-sensitivity quantum sensor characterized by applying the non-resonant radio-frequency (RF) fields to the atomic ensemble. The RF fields lead to crosstalk in the multi-sensor design, thus disturbing the magnetic-field measurement results. We propose an optically modulated alignment-based 4He parametric-resonance magnetometer. By using the fictitious field generated by the modulated light shift, parametric resonance is realized, and crosstalk caused by the magnetic RF field is prevented. The relative intensity noise of the lasers is suppressed to optimize the sensitivity of the magnetometer. Our magnetometer experimentally demonstrates a magnetic-field noise floor of 130 fT/Hz1/2 in both open- and closed-loop operations and has the potential to reach 70 fT/Hz1/2 when compared with the optimized magnetic RF scheme. It provides near-zero magnetic-field measurements with a 2 kHz bandwidth at room temperature, which is useful for high-bandwidth measurements in biomagnetic applications.
Related Concept Videos
Atomic Nuclei: Magnetic Resonance
NMR Spectrometers: Resolution and Error Correction
Double Resonance Techniques: Overview
Spin decoupling is usually achieved by...
NMR Spectrometers: Overview
Atomic Nuclei: Nuclear Relaxation Processes
NMR Spectrometers: Radiofrequency Pulses and Pulse Sequences

