Title :
Interactions of space variant polarization beams with Zeeman-shifted rubidium vapor
Author :
Szapiro, Anat ; Stern, Liron ; Levy, Uriel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the interaction between space variant polarization beams with a Zeeman shifted rubidium vapor operating as a controlled circular birefringence and dichroism media. Full Stokes parameters measurements allows for mapping the polarization distribution.
Keywords :
Zeeman effect; atom-photon collisions; birefringence; circular dichroism; laser beams; light polarisation; rubidium; Rb; Stokes parameter measurements; Zeeman-shifted rubidium vapor; circular birefringence; circular dichroism media; polarization distribution; space variant polarization beam interactions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
