Title :
Nonlinear precession of the polarization ellipse in resonant atomic media: two-level systems and Rb
Author :
Budker, D. ; Chiao, R.Y. ; Hsiung, D.S. ; Rochester, S.M. ; Yashchuk, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Self-rotation (SR) of the polarization ellipse upon propagation through a nonlinear medium was among the first nonlinear optics phenomena observed. SR in resonant atomic vapors has been the subject of several theoretical and experimental studies. We describe SR in two-level F/spl rarr/F´ systems (F, F´ are the total angular momenta of the lower and the upper state) and present experiments and theoretical interpretation (based on density matrix calculations) of SR on the Rb D/sub 1,2/ lines.
Keywords :
Doppler broadening; Faraday effect; Zeeman effect; hyperfine structure; nonlinear media; nonlinear optics; optical rotation; rubidium; D/sub 1,2/ lines; Rb; density matrix calculations; lower state; nonlinear medium; nonlinear optics phenomena; nonlinear precession; polarization ellipse; propagation; resonant atomic media; resonant atomic vapors; self-rotation; total angular momenta; two-level F-F´ systems; two-level systems; upper state; Atom optics; Computational Intelligence Society; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Polarization; Resonance; Strontium;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-608-7
