<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Theoretical studies of saturation effects of dark magneto-optical resonances are presented. A model based on the optical Bloch equations is applied to simulate numerically the alkali <italic>D1</italic> excitation in external magnetic field. The laser power densities at which the expected dark resonance contrast reaches maximum are analyzed and correlated with the quantum superposition states induced by exciting laser field. Fictional hyperfine structure constants for the excited state are used to vary the selection efficiency of hyperfine transitions.</abstract>

Theoretical studies of saturation effects of dark magneto-optical resonances are presented. A model based on the optical Bloch equations is applied to simulate numerically the alkali D1 excitation in external magnetic field. The laser power densities at which the expected dark resonance contrast reaches maximum are analyzed and correlated with the quantum superposition states induced by exciting laser field. Fictional hyperfine structure constants for the excited state are used to vary the selection efficiency of hyperfine transitions.

Saturation Effects of Dark Magneto-Optical Resonances Observed on the Alkali <italic>D1</italic> Line

Laser Centre, University of Latvia, 19 Rainis Blvd., LV-1586, Riga, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

Saturation Effects of Dark Magneto-Optical Resonances Observed on the Alkali  Line

Theoretical studies of saturation effects of dark magneto-optical resonances are presented. A model based on the optical Bloch equations is applied to simulate...

Saturation Effects of Dark Magneto-Optical Resonances Observed on the Alkali D₁ Line

Published Online: May 17, 2010

Page range: 38 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10047-010-0006-1

Keywords
magneto-optical resonance, dark state

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Saturation Effects of Dark Magneto-Optical Resonances Observed on the Alkali D1 Line