1. Faraday polarization rotation control of 1529 nm wavelength between excited states of Rb atoms.
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Liu, Chenxu and Dang, Anhong
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FARADAY effect , *EXCITED states , *RUBIDIUM , *ATOMS , *OPTICAL pumping , *WAVELENGTHS , *ROTATIONAL motion - Abstract
Faraday polarization rotation control of 1529 nm wavelength has been obtained using the 5 S 1 / 2 → 5 P 3 / 2 → 4 D 5 / 2 transition of rubidium. The traditional off-resonant polarization rotation method commonly used in the Faraday effect for direct transitions of atoms is not applicable to the transitions between excited states. In this study, we proposed a near-resonant polarization rotation method using the Faraday effect between excited states of atoms, by which the polarization rotation of the rubidium 5 P 3 / 2 → 4 D 5 / 2 transition can be controlled from 0 ° to 90 ° with low distortion. The 780 nm pump light corresponding to the 5 S 1 / 2 → 5 P 3 / 2 transition can also be used simultaneously as a control source to manipulate the polarization state of the 1529 nm optical signal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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