METHOD FOR RESOLVING NATURAL SENSOR AMBIGUITY FOR DNV DIRECTION FINDING APPLICATIONS
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1. A system comprising:
- a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers;
a magnetic field source;
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;
determine a first equilibration time for a first peak of a Lorentzian pair based on a received light detection signal from the optical detector,determine a second equilibration time for a second peak of the Lorentzian pair based on a received light detection signal from the optical detector, anddetermine a sign of the magnetic field vector at the NV diamond material based on the first equilibration time and the second equilibration time.
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Abstract
A system for unambiguously determines a signed magnetic field vector from a magneto-optical defect center magnetic field sensor. The magneto-optical magnetic field sensor may include a diamond nitrogen vacancy material.
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1. A system comprising:
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a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers; a magnetic field source; 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; determine a first equilibration time for a first peak of a Lorentzian pair based on a received light detection signal from the optical detector, determine a second equilibration time for a second peak of the Lorentzian pair based on a received light detection signal from the optical detector, and determine a sign of the magnetic field vector at the NV diamond material based on the first equilibration time and the second equilibration time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system, comprising:
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a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers; a magnetic field source; 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; control the RF excitation source to provide pulsed RF excitation to the NV diamond material, and determine a sign of the magnetic field vector at the NV diamond material based on a received light detection signal from the optical detector. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a magneto-optical defect center material; a magnetic field source; 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; control the RF excitation source to provide pulsed RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material, control the optical excitation source to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material, and determine a sign of the magnetic field vector at the magneto-optical defect center material based on a received light detection signal from the optical detector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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