Nitrogen vacancy diamonds have emerged as sensitive solid-state magnetic field sensors capable of producing diffraction limited and sub-diffraction field images. Here, for the first time, to our knowledge, we extend those measurements to high-speed imaging, which can be readily applied to analyze currents and magnetic field dynamics in circuits on a microscopic scale. To overcome detector acquisition rate limitations, we designed an optical streaking nitrogen vacancy microscope to acquire two-dimensional spatiotemporal kymograms. We demonstrate magnetic field wave imaging with micro-scale spatial extent and ~400 μs temporal resolution. In validating this system, we detected magnetic fields down to 10 μT for 40 Hz magnetic fields using single-shot imaging and captured the spatial transit of an electromagnetic needle at streak rates as high as 110 μm/ms. This design has the capability to be readily extended to full 3D video acquisition by utilizing compressed sensing techniques and a potential for further improvement of spatial resolution, acquisition speed, and sensitivity. The device opens opportunities to many potential applications where transient magnetic events can be isolated to a single spatial axis, such as acquiring spatially propagating action potentials for brain imaging and remotely interrogating integrated circuits.

Bioeffects Division Airman System Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory JBSA Fort Sam Houston Texas 78234 USA

Czech Technical University Prague 27201 Kladno Czech Republic

Department of Biomedical Engineering Texas A and M University College Station Texas 77843 USA

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas A and M University College Station Texas 77843 USA

IMOMEC Division IMEC B 3590 Diepenbeek Belgium

Institute for Materials Research Hasselt University B 3590 Diepenbeek Belgium

National Research Council Research Associateship Program Washington DC 20001 USA

SAIC JBSA Fort Sam Houston Texas 78234 USA

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