Optical control of Faraday rotation in hot Rb vapor

Siddons, P.; Adams, C.S.; Hughes, I.G.

Abstract

We demonstrate controlled polarization rotation of an optical field conditional on the presence of a second field. Induced rotations of greater than π/2 rad are seen with a transmission of 95%, corresponding to a ratio of phase shift to absorption of 40π. This combination of large, controlled rotation and low loss is well suited for the manipulation of light pulses.

Citation

Siddons, P., Adams, C., & Hughes, I. (2010). Optical control of Faraday rotation in hot Rb vapor. Physical Review A, 81(4), Article 043838. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.81.043838

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Jan 26, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 13, 2012
• Journal: Physical Review A
• Print ISSN: 1050-2947
• Electronic ISSN: 1094-1622
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 81
• Issue: 4
• Article Number: 043838
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.81.043838