Abstract: An optical magnetometer system and method for operation thereof are described. The optical magnetometer system comprises: at least one light source emitting one or more illumination beams and scanning frequency of illumination beams over a selected range; at least one vapor cell having alkali atoms positioned within path of the illumination beam; a detection unit position to collect beam passing though the vapor cell; at least one thermal unit positioned to vary temperature of the vapor cell; and a controller configured and operable for obtaining detection data from the detection unit and for operating said at least one thermal unit in a feedback loop, and wherein said feedback loop being directed at maintaining a relation between optical intensity measured at one of more measurement points associated with selected frequencies and detuning level at the one or more measurement points from Larmor frequency of the optical magnetometer system.

Abstract: A magnetic field strength measurement system including: a vapor chamber holding alkali metal vapor; a light source unit configured to supply a first circularly polarized light beam and a second circularly polarized light beam to the vapor chamber, the first circularly polarized beam and the second circularly polarized beam having opposite circular polarization; a retroflection unit including at least one optical element and configured to return the first circularly polarized beam and the second circularly polarized beam to the vapor chamber, reversing direction, while maintaining polarization, of the first circularly polarized beam and the second circularly polarized beam; at least one detector configured to measure light associated with the first circularly polarized beam and the second circularly polarized beam emitted from the vapor chamber and to produce at least one measurement signal; circuitry configured to: provide a modulating signal to the light source unit, the modulating signal configured to modul

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field B in the vicinity thereof. The magnetometer includes a vapor cell comprising atomic vapor; an optical processor for receiving a light beam and directing said light beam, as a probe light beam, to enter the vapor cell with a certain predetermined intensity I1 and a certain predetermined polarization state P1 to serve for interacting with at least one type of Alkali-like atoms in the atomic vapor of the vapor cell, for probing a Larmor frequency of precession thereof; and a detector for detecting the light beam after interaction with the atomic vapor to generate signals/data indicative of said Larmor frequency. The optical processor includes an optical depolarizer and a polarizer arranged respectively successively (e.g., not necessarily consecutively) with respect to a propagation direction of said light beam, along a propagation path of the light beam through the optical processor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field B in the vicinity thereof. The magnetometer includes a vapor cell comprising atomic vapor; an optical processor for receiving a light beam and directing said light beam, as a probe light beam, to enter the vapor cell with a certain predetermined intensity I1 and a certain predetermined polarization state P1 to serve for interacting with at least one type of Alkali-like atoms in the atomic vapor of the vapor cell, for probing a Larmor frequency of precession thereof; and a detector for detecting the light beam after interaction with the atomic vapor to generate signals/data indicative of said Larmor frequency. The optical processor includes an optical depolarizer and a polarizer arranged respectively successively (e.g., not necessarily consecutively) with respect to a propagation direction of said light beam, along a propagation path of the light beam through the optical processor.

Abstract: An optical magnetometer system and method for operation thereof are described. The optical magnetometer system comprises: at least one light source emitting one or more illumination beams and scanning frequency of illumination beams over a selected range; at least one vapor cell having alkali atoms positioned within path of the illumination beam; a detection unit position to collect beam passing though the vapor cell; at least one thermal unit positioned to vary temperature of the vapor cell; and a controller configured and operable for obtaining detection data from the detection unit and for operating said at least one thermal unit in a feedback loop, and wherein said feedback loop being directed at maintaining a relation between optical intensity measured at one of more measurement points associated with selected frequencies and detuning level at the one or more measurement points from Larmor frequency of the optical magnetometer system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field B in the vicinity thereof. The magnetometer includes a vapor cell comprising atomic vapor; an optical processor for receiving a light beam and directing said light beam, as a probe light beam, to enter the vapor cell with a certain predetermined intensity I1 and a certain predetermined polarization state P1 to serve for interacting with at least one type of Alkali-like atoms in the atomic vapor of the vapor cell, for probing a Larmor frequency of precession thereof; and a detector for detecting the light beam after interaction with the atomic vapor to generate signals/data indicative of said Larmor frequency. The optical processor includes an optical depolarizer and a polarizer arranged respectively successively (e.g., not necessarily consecutively) with respect to a propagation direction of said light beam, along a propagation path of the light beam through the optical processor.