A design of laser-pumped magnetometer that combines the properties of alkali metal atoms with fabrication technology from the semiconductor industry could help realize tiny mass-producible devices with high sensitivity and low power consumption.
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Romalis, M. Chip-scale magnetometers. Nature Photon 1, 613–614 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.209
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