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中国物理学会期刊

高鲁棒性小型化量子磁强计研制及其地磁环境应用研究

Development of a Highly Robust Miniaturized Quantum Magnetometer and Its Applications in Geomagnetic Environments

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  • 弱磁探测是量子传感领域的重要分支,在资源勘探、导航定位、环境监测和军事反潜等应用场景中,具有不可替代的价值。目前,量子磁强计普遍存在难以兼顾小体积、高灵敏度及高鲁棒性的技术难题,制约了其在高速移动平台或剧烈磁场扰动场景下的应用。本文研制了一套基于光磁共振原理的高鲁棒性小型化铷原子磁强计,依托高度集成,探头体积仅7\,\textcm^3;物理参数上,通过对射频强度及反馈增益的优化,磁强计灵敏度达到10\,\textpT/\sqrt\textHz,追踪摆率达25200\,\textnT/s;算法上,引入基于二倍频解调幅值的失锁判据,使系统具备自主失锁判定与亚秒级的重锁恢复能力。此外,还开展了多种外场应用测试,成功实现了对地磁变化的长期稳定监测、隐蔽磁性目标物的遥感探测,以及地下磁性目标的二维定位。所发展的技术路径为缩小高性能量子传感与外场工程应用之间的差距提供了一种可行方案,有助于推动小型化量子磁强计在真实环境中的落地部署。

     

    Weak-field magnetometry is an essential branch of quantum sensing, playing a critical role in areas such as mineral exploration, geomagnetic monitoring, navigation and positioning, and anti-submarine warfare. However, state-of-the-art magnetometers are frequently constrained by trade-offs among sensor size, sensitivity, and dynamic robustness, severely limiting their application on high-speed mobile platforms and in magnetically disturbed environments. To address these limitations, this work presents a highly robust, miniaturized ^87\textRb atomic magnetometer based on optical-magnetic resonance. A key feature of our magnetometer is the integration of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, micro-optical assemblies, a sub-centimeter atomic vapor cell, micro-heating modules, flexible thin-film radio-frequency coils, and a non-magnetic photodiode. This highly integrated architecture reduces the probe volume to only 7\,\textcm^3 with a total power consumption below 5\,\textW. The radio-frequency amplitude is optimized to maximize the peak-to-width ratio of the Lorentzian resonance absorption profile, yielding the steepest frequency discrimination slope. The feedback gain is maximized within the constraints of intrinsic hardware delays without introducing additional baseline noise. As a result, the magnetometer achieves a baseline sensitivity of 10\,\textpT/\sqrt\textHz and a maximum tracking slew rate of 25200\,\textnT/s. A lock-loss detection scheme based on the amplitude of the second-harmonic phase-sensitive demodulation signal of the transmitted light is introduced. By monitoring the second derivative of the absorption profile in real time to quantify resonance degradation, the system identifies lock loss and automatically performs a full-band frequency sweep to relock the magnetic field on a sub-second time scale. Field tests demonstrate the robustness and practical utility of the magnetometer. In long-term continuous outdoor geomagnetic monitoring, it records the complete evolution of a severe geomagnetic storm without data interruption. In a surface-based remote sensing experiment above a subway station, it accurately maps the complex dynamic magnetic signatures of underground trains despite transient disturbances exceeding 2000\,\textnT/s. In a handheld non-invasive localization experiment, it identifies the dipole signature of a concealed underground magnetic target while withstanding mechanical vibrations and attitude disturbances. The approach presented in this work offers a viable pathway to bridge the gap between high-performance quantum sensing and field applications, thereby promoting the deployment of miniaturized quantum magnetometers in real-world scenarios.

     

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