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Optical control of Faraday rotation in hot Rb vapor

Atomic Physics 2010-04-29 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate controlled polarization rotation of an optical field conditional on the presence of a second field. Induced rotations of greater than pi/2 rad are seen with a transmission of 95%, corresponding to a ratio of phase shift to absorption of 40 pi. This combination of large, controlled rotation and low loss is well-suited for the manipulation of both classical and quantum light pulses.

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@article{arxiv.0912.1696,
  title  = {Optical control of Faraday rotation in hot Rb vapor},
  author = {Paul Siddons and Charles S. Adams and Ifan G. Hughes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1696},
  year   = {2010}
}

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4 pages, 6 figures