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Magneto-optical polarization rotation in a ladder-type atomic system for tunable offset locking

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: We demonstrate an easily tunable locking scheme for stabilizing frequency-sum of two lasers on a two-photon ladder transition based on polarization rotation in warm rubidium vapors induced by magnetic field and circularly polarized drive field. Unprecedented tunability of the two-photon offset frequency is due to strong splitting and shifting of magnetic states in external field. In our experimental setup, we achieve two-photon detuning of up to 700 MHz.

Source: Applied Physics Letters

DOI: 10.1063/1.4947104

Authors: Michał Parniak, Adam Leszczyński, Wojciech Wasilewski

Institution: University of Warsaw

Language: English

Topic: Quantum optics and atomic interactions

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: European Commission, Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki

Awards: Fostering Excellence in Photonics and Quantum Science, G5106259495, G6949595577