Apparatus and method for closed loop processing for a magnetic detection system
First Claim
1. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
- a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers;
a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field that is applied to the NV diamond material;
a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material;
an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material;
an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material; and
a controller configured to;
compute a total incident magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material; and
drive the magnetic field generator to generate a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset a shift in the optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material caused by an external magnetic field.
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Abstract
A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a magnetic field generator that generates a magnetic field that is applied to the NV diamond material, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source that provides RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source that provides optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector that receives an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The controller is configured to compute a total incident magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and drive the magnetic field generator to generate a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset a shift in the optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material caused by an external magnetic field.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
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a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers; a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field that is applied to the NV diamond material; a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material; an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material; an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material; and a controller configured to; compute a total incident magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material; and drive the magnetic field generator to generate a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset a shift in the optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material caused by an external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
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a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers; means for generating a compensatory magnetic field applied to the magneto-optical defect center material; means for providing radio frequency (RF) excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; means for detecting an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; means for receiving the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; and means for computing a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material, wherein the compensatory magnetic field is generated to offset a shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by an external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 33)
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12. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
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a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers; a first magnetic field generator configured to generate a bias magnetic field that is applied to the magneto-optical defect center material; a second magnetic field generator configured to generate a compensatory magnetic field that is applied to the magneto-optical defect center material; a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; and a controller configured to; compute a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; detect a shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material due to an external magnetic field; and drive the second magnetic field generator to generate the compensatory magnetic field to offset the shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by the external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 34)
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19. A method for magnetic detection using a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers, comprising:
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providing radio frequency (RF) excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; providing optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; receiving an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; computing a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; detecting a shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material due to an external magnetic field; and generating a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset the shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by the external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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20. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
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a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers; a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field; a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material, wherein the optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the magneto-optical defect center material; and a controller configured to; compute a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on a point of the largest gradient of the hyperfine states of the magneto-optical defect center material; detect a shift of the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material due to an external magnetic field; and drive the magnetic field generator to generate a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset the shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by the external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (21, 36)
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22. A method for magnetic detection using magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers, comprising:
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providing radio frequency (RF) excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; providing optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; receiving an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; computing a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; and generating a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset a shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by an external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 37)
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25. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
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a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers; a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material, wherein the optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the magneto-optical defect center material; a first magnetic field generator configured to generate a bias magnetic field, the bias magnetic field being configured to separate the optical signal based on the hyperfine states of the magneto-optical defect center material for a plurality of magneto-optical defect center orientations; a second magnetic field generator configured to generate a compensatory magnetic field; and a controller configured to; compute a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on a point of the largest gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states of the magneto-optical defect center material for the plurality of magneto-optical defect center orientations; detect a shift of the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material due to an external magnetic field; and drive the magnetic field generator to generate a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset the shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by the external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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26. A system for magnetic detection, comprising:
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a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers; a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field that is applied to the magneto-optical defect center material; a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; and a controller configured to; compute a total incident magnetic field at the magneto-optical defect center material based on the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material; and drive the magnetic field generator to generate a compensatory magnetic field, the generated compensatory magnetic field being set to offset a shift in the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material caused by an external magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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