Optimization and performance of an optical cardiomagnetometer

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-87

  Bison, Georg ^a   Wynands, Robert ^a,b   Weis, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION THEORY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HIGH SENSITIVITY MAGNETOMETERS; OPTICAL CARDIOMAGNETOMETER; OPTICAL PUMPING MAGNETOMETERS; PHASE DETECTING MAGNETOMETERS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 13344278659     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.000077     Document Type: Article

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