December 1, 2004
Author(s)
P Schwindt, Svenja A. Knappe, V Shah, Leo W. Hollberg, John E. Kitching, Li-Anne Liew, John M. Moreland
Using the techniques of micro-electro-mechanical systems, we have constructed a small, low-power magnetic sensor based on alkali atoms. We use a coherent population trapping resonance to probe the interaction of the atoms' magnetic moment with a magnetic