Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation with frequency-modulated lightin the geophysical field range
Recent work investigating resonant nonlinear magneto-opticalrotation (NMOR) related to long-lived (tau_rel approx 1s) ground-stateatomic coherences has demonstrated potential magnetometric sensitivitiesexceeding (10-11 G Hz-1/2) for small (<1 micro G) magnetic fields. Inthe present work, NMOR using frequency-modulated light (FM NMOR) isstudied in the regime where the longitudinal magnetic field is in thegeophysical range (sim 500mG), of particular interest for manyapplications. In this regime a splitting of the FM NMOR resonancedue tothe nonlinear Zeeman effect is observed. At sufficiently high lightintensities, there is also a splitting of the FM NMOR resonances due toac Stark shifts induced by the optical field, as well as evidence ofalignment-to-orientation conversion type processes. The consequences ofthese effects for FM-NMOR-based atomic magnetometry in the geophysicalfield range are considered.
- Research Organization:
- COLLABORATION - UCBerkeley
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 926576
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-60854; R&D Project: 0; BnR: YN0100000
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A, Vol. 73; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 05/17/2006
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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