Title :
Ultra-long lived atomic polarization of Rb confined in hypocycloidal Kagome HC-PCF
Author :
Ilinova, E. ; Bradley, T.D. ; Alharbi, M. ; McFerran, J. ; Debord, B. ; Gerome, F. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
GPPMM Group, Univ. of Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We measure atomic polarization relaxation-time of Rb-loaded in different hypocycloidal-core Kagome HC-PCFs. The measured relaxation-time is two-orders of magnitude larger than the transit-time limit. We attribute this to slow-atom stronger contribution to the polarization build-up.
Keywords :
holey fibres; photonic crystals; polarisability; relaxation; rubidium; Rb; atomic polarization relaxation-time; hypocycloidal Kagome HC-PCF; polarization build-up; transit-time limit; ultra-long lived atomic polarization; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Laser beams; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
