Abstract
We experimentally studied the Faraday rotation of resonant light in an optically thick cloud of laser-cooled rubidium atoms. Measurements yield a large Verdet constant in the range of °/T mm and a maximal polarization rotation of 150°. A complete analysis of the polarization state of the transmitted light was necessary to account for the role of the probe laser’s spectrum.
- Received 12 March 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.64.033402
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