Magneto-optical effects with cold lithium atoms

Author(s)
S Franke-Arnold, Markus Arndt, Anton Zeilinger
Abstract

We report measurements of magneto-rotational effects in the coherent forward scattering of light on an ensemble of cold 7Li atoms. The effect of the cold atomic cloud on the polarization state of a probe beam is studied for magnetic fields in the Faraday and Voigt configurations. Magneto-optical effects with cold atoms have the potential to be highly sensitive tools for the spatially and temporally resolved detection of either small atomic ensembles or small magnetic fields.

Organisation(s)
External organisation(s)
University of Strathclyde
Journal
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume
34
Pages
2527-2536
No. of pages
10
ISSN
0953-4075
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/34/12/316
Publication date
2001
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103026 Quantum optics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/magnetooptical-effects-with-cold-lithium-atoms(48c25371-c3e6-4e1c-ad98-171555ba1c44).html