Influence of a buffer gas on nonlinear magneto-optical polarization rotation Academic Article

abstract

• We show experimentally that the presence of a buffer gas in a rubidium vapor cell modifies significantly the nonlinear magneto-optical rotation of polarization of near-resonant light propagating through the cell. We observe not only the well-known narrowing of the nonlinear magneto-optical resonances, but also changes in their shape and visibility. We explain these effects in terms of coherence-preserving, velocity-changing collisions between rubidium and buffer gas atoms. 2005 Optical Society of America.

authors

• Welch, George

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS

author list (cited authors)

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

citation count

• 22

complete list of authors

• Novikova, I||Matsko, AB||Welch, GR

publication date

• January 2005

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4008 Electrical Engineering
• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics
• 5108 Quantum Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/JOSAB.22.000044

start page

• 44

end page

• 56

volume

• 22

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1364%2Fjosab.22.000044