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We have theoretically and experimentally investigated the laser-detected magnetic resonance induced by radio-frequency two-photon processes in ${F}_{g}=4$ of ${D}_{1}$ line of cesium atoms. The effective Hamiltonian for the interaction between the two radio-frequency magnetic fields and sublevels at the ground state of ${F}_{g}=4$ is derived. By appropriately selecting the frequencies of the two radio-frequency fields, the Raman two-photon process and the cascade two-photon process can occur, which induce the magnetic resonance detected through laser transmission spectra. The theoretical calculation results fit well with the experimental data. Our results maybe apply for measuring the high bandwidth radio-frequency magnetic fields in space and studying the magnetic-induction tomography.

利用激光透过原子气室时的端面反射产生泵浦光,实现低泵浦场的饱和吸收光谱,提高饱和吸收光谱锁频方法对运动平台的适应性。 1. 在饱和吸收光谱中实现无需额外反射镜调节的泵浦光与探测光的重合方法;2. 在饱和吸收光谱中实现强探测-弱泵浦的实验方式。 1. 利用原子气室端面反射光作为泵浦光,实现低泵浦场的饱和吸收光谱装置(图1 和2);2. 研究实现低泵浦场的饱和吸收光谱所需的角度控制精度(图4);3. 研究采用此方法的激光频率锁定效果(图5 和6)。 1. 低泵浦场的饱和吸收光谱方法可以满足激光频率锁定的要求;2. 低泵浦场的饱和吸收光谱装置相比传统装置,没有多余的可调节的反射镜,装置更加简洁,锁频效果受环境影响更小,对运动平台的适应性更强。

We demonstrate a simple technique to lock the frequency of a laser to an atomic transition with a new technique of subnatural linewidth spectroscopy. The coupled rubidium system exhibits an enhanced absorption spectrum of the probe beam with a subnatural linewidth. Compared with other techniques with an additional laser, our scheme only utilizes a single laser, which will be locked. The observed spectroscopic linewidth is down to about 3.5 MHz. The laser frequency fluctuation is about 226 kHz after locking on. The demonstrated scheme offers a convenient and low-cost technique for laser frequency stabilization and related precision measurements.

A DC current sensor based on an optically pumped atomic magnetometer is proposed. It has a high linearity in a wide operation range, since the magnetometer measures the absolute magnitude of the magnetic field produced by the current to be measured. The current sensor exhibits a high accuracy with a non-moment solenoid and magnetic shielding to suppress the influence from the environment. The absolute error of the measured current is below 0.08 mA when the range is from 7.5 mA to 750 mA. The relative error is 5.54 × 10−5 at 750 mA.

The radiofrequency-optical double magnetic resonance in cesium atoms filled in a vapor cell is investigated experimentally. One resonant signal involving spin-exchange collisions is observed in the MZ type magnetic resonance spectrum. We solve Liouville equations describing the dynamics of the system and analyze the role of the spin-exchange collisions in the atomic population distributions under resonant conditions. The theoretical calculations agree very well with the experimental results. In contrast with the normal magnetic resonance, the collision induced magnetic resonance exhibits the interesting saturation effect: both the signal amplitude and the signal linewidth are nearly constant when the laser intensity is above a moderate threshold value, which can be useful for precision measurements of the geomagnetic field.

A three-level lambda system driven by multicolor control, pump, and probe fields is investigated. The pump and probe fields are derived from the same laser with opposite propagating directions. Due to the Doppler effect, the zero group-velocity atoms face bichromatic fields, while other atoms face trichromatic fields. The atomic medium shows distinct characteristics and exhibits simultaneous electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) at two frequencies. EIT and EIA peaks have a fixed relationship with frequency, which is determined by the Doppler shifts.

A new method to improve the sensitivity and absolute accuracy simultaneously for coherent population trapping (CPT) magnetometer based on the differential detection method is presented. Two modulated optical beams with orthogonal circular polarizations are applied, in one of which two magnetic resonances are excited simultaneously by modulating a 3.4GHz microwave with Larmor frequency. When a microwave frequency shift is introduced, the difference in the power transmitted through the cell in each beam shows a low noise resonance. The sensitivity of 2pT/Hz @ 10Hz is achieved. Meanwhile, the absolute accuracy of ± 0.5nT within the magnetic field ranging from 20000nT to 100000nT is realized.