All optical sensor for automated magnetometry based on coherent population trapping

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1482-1489

  Belfi, J ^a   Bevilacqua, G ^a   Biancalana, V ^a   Dancheva, Y ^a   Moi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REMOTE SENSING;

COHERENT POPULATION TRAPPING; MAGNETIC FIELD MONITORING;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34548233668     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001482     Document Type: Article

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