Title :
Magnetic-field measurements based on quantum superpositions
Author :
Pustelny, Szymon ; Koczwara, Maria ; Wlodarczyk, Przemyslaw ; Gawlik, Wojeciech
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Jagiellonian Univ., Krakow, Poland
Abstract :
The authors report on their investigations on nonlinear Faraday effect (NFE), i.e. light-intensity dependent rotation of the polarization plane of linearly polarized light upon its propagation through a medium placed in a magnetic field. The phenomenon is associated with quantum superpositions of atomic or molecular levels of particles constituting the medium. In this context it is based on the same grounds as electromagnetically induced transparency, coherent population trapping, storage and retrieval of light pulse from a medium. The paper also discusses the mechanisms of generation and detection of the superpositions with light and means of controllable tailoring of a quantum state in long-living (lifetimes >10 ms) atomic state.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; magneto-optical effects; magnetometers; optical rotation; quantum optics; atomic state; light intensity dependent rotation; linearly polarized light polarization plane; magnetic field measurement; nonlinear Faraday effect; quantum state; quantum superposition; Biomedical optical imaging; Dynamic range; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Extraterrestrial measurements; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetosphere; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196253