Large polarization rotation via atomic coherence. Academic Article

abstract

• We report significant enhancement of the nonlinear Faraday rotation in optically thick Rb vapor. Polarization rotation angles as large as 10 rad were observed for what is believed to be the first time for sub-Gauss magnetic fields. The use of this effect for high-precision magnetometry is also discussed.

authors

• Welch, George

published proceedings

• Opt Lett

author list (cited authors)

• Novikova, I., Matsko, A. B., & Welch, G. R.

citation count

• 31

complete list of authors

• Novikova, I||Matsko, AB||Welch, GR

publication date

• January 2001

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Optics Letters  Journal

keywords

• 0299 Other Physical Sciences

PubMed Central ID

• 18040519

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/ol.26.001016

start page

• 1016

end page

• 1018

volume

• 26

issue

• 13

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1364%2Fol.26.001016