Chip-scale optomechanical magnetometer
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1. An optomechanical oscillator for measuring a magnetic field comprising:
- a fixed substrate;
a moveable mass separated from the fixed substrate by a slot;
a photonic crystal comprising an optomechanical cavity formed at the slot, wherein the photonic crystal is provided on the fixed substrate and the moveable mass on opposite sides of the slot to form the optomechanical cavity; and
a current source operably coupled to provide current to the photonic crystal,wherein the moveable mass is moveable responsive to placement of the optomechanical oscillator in a magnetic field based on interaction of the magnetic field and the current, andwherein the magnetic field is measureable based on displacement of the moveable mass.
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Abstract
An optomechanical oscillator for measuring a magnetic field may include a fixed substrate, a moveable mass separated from the fixed substrate by a slot, a photonic crystal comprising an optomechanical cavity formed at the slot, and a current source operably coupled to provide current to the photonic crystal. The moveable mass may be moveable responsive to placement of the optomechanical oscillator in a magnetic field based on interaction of the magnetic field and the current. The magnetic field may be measureable based on displacement of the moveable mass.
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1. An optomechanical oscillator for measuring a magnetic field comprising:
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a fixed substrate; a moveable mass separated from the fixed substrate by a slot; a photonic crystal comprising an optomechanical cavity formed at the slot, wherein the photonic crystal is provided on the fixed substrate and the moveable mass on opposite sides of the slot to form the optomechanical cavity; and a current source operably coupled to provide current to the photonic crystal, wherein the moveable mass is moveable responsive to placement of the optomechanical oscillator in a magnetic field based on interaction of the magnetic field and the current, and wherein the magnetic field is measureable based on displacement of the moveable mass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for measuring a magnetic field comprising:
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a laser light source; a sensing element exposable to a magnetic field and a current source, and an optical detector configured to receive light from the laser light source passed through the sensing element, wherein the sensing element comprises an optomechanical oscillator including; a fixed substrate; a moveable mass separated from the fixed substrate by a slot; a photonic crystal comprising an optomechanical cavity formed at the slot, wherein the photonic crystal is provided on the fixed substrate and the moveable mass on opposite sides of the slot to form the optomechanical cavity; and the current source operably coupled to provide current to the photonic crystal, wherein the moveable mass is moveable responsive to placement of the optomechanical oscillator in the magnetic field based on interaction of the magnetic field and the current, and wherein the magnetic field is measureable by the optical detector based on modulation of the light from the laser light source caused at least in part by displacement of the moveable mass. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of measuring a magnetic field, the method comprising:
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providing a current to an optomechanical oscillator structured to deform under a magnetic force to cause a shift in resonance associated with an optomechanical cavity formed in the optomechanical oscillator; placing the optomechanical oscillator in a magnetic field capable of providing the magnetic force; measuring light passed through the optomechanical oscillator to determine a change in resonance of the optomechanical cavity; and determining a measurement of the magnetic field based on the change in resonance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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