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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2021
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Vladislav Gerginov, Boulder, CO (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes optically pumped magnetometers and systems incorporating, and methods of operating, the same. An optically pumped magnetometer according to one embodiment of the present technology includes a vapor cell configured to contain an atomic absorber such as rubidium-87, and at least one light source in optical communication with the vapor cell. The optically pumped magnetometer includes components positioned and configured to provide a bias field, and induce a zeroing field, within the vapor cell. Among other useful and advantageous ends, embodiments of the present technology provide for increasing the degree of atomic polarization in optically pumped magnetometers based on zeroing the bias magnetic field during the optical pumping process.