An optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime
Atomic Physics
2012-08-10 v1
Abstract
A light, compact optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime is presented. Absolute transmission spectra for experiment and theory through an isotopically pure 87Rb vapor cell show excellent agreement for fields of 0.6 T. We show \pi/4 rotation for a linearly polarized beam in the vicinity of the D2 line and achieve an isolation of 30 dB with a transmission > 95 %.
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@article{arxiv.1206.0214,
title = {An optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime},
author = {L. Weller and K. S. Kleinbach and M. A. Zentile and S. Knappe and I. G. Hughes and C. S. Adams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.0214},
year = {2012}
}