Intensity correlations in a coherently prepared Rb vapor in a magnetic field Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We have studied the intensity correlations between two orthogonally linearly polarized components of a laser field propagating through a resonant atomic medium. These experiments have been performed in a rubidium atomic vapor. We observe that the correlations between the orthogonally polarized components of the laser beam are maximal in the absence of a magnetic field. The magnitude of the correlations depends on the applied magnetic field, and the magnitude first decreases and then increases with increasing magnetic field. Minimal correlations and maximal rotation angles are observed at the same magnetic fields. The width of the correlation function is directly proportional to the excited state lifetime and inversely proportional to the Rabi frequency of laser field. 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

author list (cited authors)

  • Varzhapetyan, T. S., Li, H., Ariunbold, G. O., Sautenkov, V. A., Rostovtsev, Y. V., & Scully, M. O.

citation count

  • 6

complete list of authors

  • Varzhapetyan, Tigran S||Li, Hebin||Ariunbold, Gombojav O||Sautenkov, Vladimir A||Rostovtsev, Yuri V||Scully, Marlan O

publication date

  • January 2009