Sensitive optical magnetometry based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation with amplitude-modulated light

Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation (NMOR), an all-optical technique now finding its use in sensitive magnetometry, is light-intensity-dependent rotation of the polarization plane of linearly polarized light upon its propagation through a medium placed in a magnetic field. NMOR technique enables measurements of magnetic field from 0 to 50 muT with the expected sensitivity of 10-14 T Hz-1/2.

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