Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation of frequency-modulated light resonant with a low-J transition

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2004 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.013817· OSTI ID:20640651

Malakyan, Yu P ^[1]; Rochester, S M; Kimball, D F; Yashchuk, V V ^[2]; Budker, D ^[2]

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1. Institute for Physical Research, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Ashtarak-2, 378410 (Armenia)
2. Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300 (United States)

A low-light-power theory of nonlinear magneto-optical rotation of frequency-modulated light resonant with a J=1{yields}J{sup '}=0 transition is presented. The theory is developed for a Doppler-free transition and then modified to account for Doppler broadening and velocity mixing due to collisions. The results of the theory are shown to be in qualitative agreement with experimental data obtained for the rubidium D1 line.

• OSTI ID: 20640651
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 69, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.69.013817; (c) 2004 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOM COLLISIONS
DOPPLER BROADENING
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
MIXING
NONLINEAR OPTICS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
ROTATION
RUBIDIUM
VELOCITY
VISIBLE RADIATION