BARC/PUB/2012/0688

 
 

Nonlinear magneto-optic and self-polarization rotation by superposition of states

 
     
 
Author(s)

Pradhan, S.; Kani, A.; Wanare, H.; Behera, R.; Das, A. K.
(L&PTD)

Source

Physical Review-A, 2012. Vol. 85 (6): pp. 63805

ABSTRACT

We report the observation of enhanced magneto-optic rotation as the coherent superposition of different hyperfine states is established in an atomic sample. The polarization rotation near the two-photon Raman resonance condition appears to have an analogous characteristic to the well established Faraday rotation observed in the vicinity of a single-photon resonance; however, it contains sharp features arising from coherent population trapping states. The profile of the two-photon rotation signal exhibits interesting features for a slightly imbalanced circular polarization component of the laser field as well as for on and away from the single-photon resonance. The investigation can be used to explore the effect of superposition states generated by coherent population trapping on optical activity. A complete density matrix based numerical simulation that consistently captures all the relevant features of the experiment is presented. The experimental and theoretical investigation can be useful for magnetometry using polarization rotation near two-photon Raman resonance.

 
 
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