Optical polarization rotation in a rubidium vapor
Author(s) -
Mingtao Cao,
Shuwei Qiu,
Wenge Guo,
Tao Liu,
Liang Han,
Hao Liu,
Pei Zhang,
Shougang Zhang,
Gao Hong,
Li Fu-Li
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta physica sinica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.61.164208
Subject(s) - faraday effect , rubidium , physics , faraday rotator , polarization (electrochemistry) , magnetic field , rotation (mathematics) , optics , atomic physics , optical rotation , doppler effect , computational physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , chemistry , potassium , metallurgy , geometry , mathematics
We theoretically and experimentally study the effects of Faraday rotation, optical polarization of self-rotation, and their overlapping rotation. In our theoretical simulation, we set up a simple and effective theoretical model for the three kinds of rotations. In our experiment, the atomic vapor is placed in a magnetic shielding cavity to shield the earth magnetic field. Doppler-free spectrum configuration is used and the F=2 F'=3 transition of 87Rb D2 line is chosen. We observe the three kinds of rotations, separately. Experimental results and theoretical simulations are in good agreement.
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