Nonlinear magneto-optical effects in Ba vapor
Atomic Physics
2009-09-29 v1 Optics
Abstract
We report the first measurements of linear and nonlinear magneto-optical polarization rotation on an intercombination transition of Ba vapor (lambda= 791.1nm). We observe a maximum polarization rotation angle in Faraday configuration of 15mrad, accompanied by suppression of absorption. A theoretical treatment of the nonlinear Faraday effect in the limit of a strong interacting light field is developed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0408123,
title = {Nonlinear magneto-optical effects in Ba vapor},
author = {Irina Novikova and Alexander Khanbekyan and David Sarkisyan and George R. Welch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0408123},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, 9 figures