Title :
A Rb 532 nm Stark anomalous dispersion optical filter for doubled Nd:YAG lasers
Author :
Yin, B. ; Shay, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
Abstract :
A Rb 532 nm Stark anomalous dispersion optical filter consists of an atomic vapor cell between crossed polarizers subjected to an electrical field transverse to the optical path, and a constant magnetic field along the optical path. The color glass filters are used to reject the infrared radiation. The 795 nm optical pumping is needed to populate the lower level of the filter transition. When linearly polarized light travels through a dispersive atomic vapor cell, a polarization rotation occurs. This polarization rotation is mainly due to the resonant Faraday effect
Keywords :
Faraday effect; Stark effect; electro-optical filters; optical dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical rotation; rubidium; tuning; 532 nm; 795 nm; Rb; Stark anomalous dispersion optical filter; atomic vapor cell; color glass filters; constant magnetic field; crossed polarizers; dispersive atomic vapor cell; doubled Nd:YAG lasers; electrical field; filter transition; infrared radiation; linearly polarized light; lower level; optical pumping; polarization rotation; resonant Faraday effect; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Dispersion; Glass; Magnetic fields; Magnetic separation; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379189
