Nonlinear Magneto-optical Rotation via Alignment-to-Orientation Conversion

D. Budker; D. F. Kimball; S. M. Rochester; V. V. Yashchuk

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2088

Nonlinear Magneto-optical Rotation via Alignment-to-Orientation Conversion

D. Budker, D. F. Kimball, S. M. Rochester, and V. V. Yashchuk

Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2088 – Published 4 September 2000

Abstract

Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation is investigated at high light powers where the rotation is significantly modified by ac Stark shifts. These shifts are shown to change the overall sign of rotation for closed $F \to F + 1$ transitions compared to the low light power limit. The effect is demonstrated by measurements in rubidium and density matrix calculations. The results are important for applications of nonlinear optical rotation such as sensitive magnetometry.

Received 10 March 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2088

Authors & Affiliations

D. Budker^1,2,*, D. F. Kimball¹, S. M. Rochester¹, and V. V. Yashchuk¹

¹Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300
²Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720