Experiments on Zeeman-based Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and Optical Sensing in Turbid Media
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: This thesis is divided into two parts.In Part 1 I describe the experimental setup used to investigate electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT).It is shown that impure polarization, stray magnetic fields and imperfect optical alignments cause broadening of the EIT signal and other spurious effects.A systematic approach to minimizing these undesired effects is described, which is shown to produce signals that are four to six times narrower than measurements taken prior to minimization.I conclude part 1 by outlining the progress made toward the production of "slow" light.In Part 2 I describe my earlier research, performed during the first year of my graduate studies, on optical sensing in turbid media.This research culminated in a first accurate measurement of the complex refractive index and in-situ particle sizing in highly scattering opaque media.
Author: Bradley Worth
Institution: Miami University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2771116632