• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 31, Issue 9, 1325 (2023)
Yiming HUANG1, Shaoliang LI2, Manruo LUO1, Zhaocai WU3, and Hua LIU1,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China
  • 2Shanghai Aerospace Control Technology Institute, Shanghai Inertia Engineering Technology Research Center, Shanghai01109, China
  • 3Second Institute of Oceanography, The Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou10012, China
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    DOI: 10.37188/OPE.20233109.1325 Cite this Article
    Yiming HUANG, Shaoliang LI, Manruo LUO, Zhaocai WU, Hua LIU. Design and verification of dual-cell cesium optically pumped magnetometer[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2023, 31(9): 1325 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Regarding the wide application of geomagnetic field measurement in magnetic prospecting, navigation, and positioning, the measurement range of the single-cell self-oscillating optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) is limited by the phase-shift circuit, and the existing dual-cell OPM abroad exhibits a low integration degree and poor portability. In this study, the integration of the dual-cell OPM is improved to break the blockade and improve the research level of the domestic OPM. Through the derivation and demonstration of the principle of the OPM, a highly integrated structure design of the dual-cell cesium OPM is presented. A VCSEL is used as the pump light source, and a knife-edge right-angle prism mirror is used as the spectroscope, while other components are arranged symmetrically along the optical axis. A dual-pump light structure with left- and right-handed circularly polarized light and a dual-cell arrangement is used, which achieves precise phase-shift compensation and avoids the need for a phase-shift circuit. The geomagnetic field in the experimental environment is 37 586.79 nT, as measured by a prototype, and the magnitude of the triaxial component is obtained via the scanning method. The measurement range of the OPM prototype is 25 700-77 000 nT, and the sensitivity is approximately 20 pTHz. The experimental results are consistent with the comparative measurement and theoretical calculation results, validating the theoretical analysis of the dual-cell OPM and confirming its feasibility, accuracy, and advantages for improving the system integration.
    Yiming HUANG, Shaoliang LI, Manruo LUO, Zhaocai WU, Hua LIU. Design and verification of dual-cell cesium optically pumped magnetometer[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2023, 31(9): 1325
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