Effects of magnetic fields on magnetic grating free induction decay (MGFID) in a cold Rb vapor

Author

Cahn, Sidney B. ; Shim, U. ; Sleator, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., New York Univ., NY, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

194

Abstract

Summary form only given. The magnetic grating free induction decay (MGFID) may be produced in a sample of room temperature (300 K) /sup 35/Rb, demonstrating the coherence between alternate magnetic sublevels. The decay rate of this coherence is dominated by the dispersal of the atoms and proportional to the most probable velocity u of the atoms. By slowing and confining the atoms in a magnetooptic trap, the decay rate may be reduced by several orders of magnitude.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; light coherence; magnetic fields; magneto-optical effects; nonlinear optics; optical coherent transients; quantum optics; radiation pressure; rubidium; /sup 35/Rb; 300 K; Rb; alternate magnetic sublevel coherence decay rate; atom dispersal; atom velocity; cold Rb vapor; decay rate; magnetic fields; magnetic grating free induction decay; magnetooptic trap; room temperature; Gratings; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Optical mixing; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optimized production technology; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865763