Nonlinear Magneto-optical Rotation via Alignment-to-Orientation Conversion

Journal Article · Mon Sep 04 04:00:00 EDT 2000 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2088· OSTI ID:20217637

Budker, D ^[1]; Kimball, D F ^[1]; Rochester, S M ^[1]; Yashchuk, V V ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300 (United States)

Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation is investigated at high light powers where the rotation is significantly modified by ac Stark shifts. These shifts are shown to change the overall sign of rotation for closed F{yields}F+1 transitions compared to the low light power limit. The effect is demonstrated by measurements in rubidium and density matrix calculations. The results are important for applications of nonlinear optical rotation such as sensitive magnetometry. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.

• OSTI ID: 20217637
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 85; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
MAGNETOMETERS
OPTICAL PUMPING
THEORETICAL DATA