Atomic Magnetometry Using a Metasurface Polarizing Beamsplitter in Silicon-on-Sapphire

Yang, Xuting; Mukherjee, Pritha; Kim, Minjeong; Mei, Hongyan; Fang, Chengyu; Choi, Soyeon; Tong, Yuhan; Perlowski, Sarah; Czaplewski, David A.; Dibos, Alan M.; Kats, Mikhail A.; Choy, Jennifer T.

doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00744

Atomic Magnetometry Using a Metasurface Polarizing Beamsplitter in Silicon-on-Sapphire

Journal Article · Mon Sep 09 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · ACS Photonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00744· OSTI ID:2572228

Yang, Xuting ^[1]; ^[1]; Kim, Minjeong ^[1]; ^[1]; Fang, Chengyu ^[1]; Choi, Soyeon ^[1]; Tong, Yuhan ^[1]; Perlowski, Sarah ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Here, we demonstrate atomic magnetometry using a metasurface polarizing beamsplitter fabricated on a silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) platform. The metasurface splits a beam that is near-resonant with the rubidium atoms (795 nm) into orthogonal linear polarizations, enabling the measurement of magnetically sensitive circular birefringence in rubidium vapor through balanced polarimetry. We incorporated the metasurface into an atomic magnetometer based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation and measured subnanotesla sensitivity, which is limited by low-frequency technical noise and transmission loss through the metasurface. To our knowledge, this work represents the first demonstration of SOS nanophotonics for atom-based sensing and paves the way for highly integrated, miniaturized atomic sensors with enhanced sensitivity and portability.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2572228

Journal Information:: ACS Photonics, Journal Name: ACS Photonics Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 11; ISSN 2330-4022

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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