Scanning multi-channel spin-exchange relaxation-free atomic magnetometer with high spatial and time resolution

作者：Fei Lu, Bo Li, Jixi Lu, Mao Ye, Xiaolin Ning, Bangcheng Han · 发表于：Optics Letters · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1364/ol.465832 · 被引用次数：20 · 研究领域：Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research、Quantum optics and atomic interactions、Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

The emerging multi-channel spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) atomic magnetometer is a promising candidate for non-intrusive biomagnetism imaging. In this study, we propose a scanning 9-channel SERF magnetometer based on an acousto-optic modulator (AOM). Using the diffraction light of the AOM as the probe laser (with a low laser power of 1.7 mW), 9 channels were rapidly scanned by altering the diffraction angle. The scanning imaging scheme provides a new, to the best of our knowledge, approach for multi-channel magnetic field measurement and realizes a single-channel sensitivity of about 3 fT/Hz 1/2 , a spatial resolution of 0.6 mm, and a time resolution of about 2.7 ms, which is well suited for real-time extremely weak magnetic field imaging.