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Probing vacuum-induced coherence via magneto-optical rotation in molecular systems

Quantum Physics 2016-07-28 v2 Optics

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the effects of vacuum-induced coherence (VIC) on magneto-optical rotation (MOR). We carry out a model study to show that VIC in the presence of a control laser and a magnetic field can lead to large enhancement in the rotation of the plane of polarization of a linearly polarized weak laser with vanishing circular dichroism. This effect can be realized in cold molecular gases and may be used as a sensitive probe for VIC. Such a large MOR angle can also be used to detect weak magnetic field with large measurement sensitivity.

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@article{arxiv.1511.02739,
  title  = {Probing vacuum-induced coherence via magneto-optical rotation in molecular systems},
  author = {Pardeep Kumar and Bimalendu Deb and Shubhrangshu Dasgupta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.02739},
  year   = {2016}
}