Weller L, Kleinbach KS, Zentile MA, Knappe S, Hughes IG, Adams CS. Optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime.
OPTICS LETTERS 2012;
37:3405-3407. [PMID:
23381272 DOI:
10.1364/ol.37.003405]
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Abstract
A light, compact optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime is presented. Absolute transmission spectra for experiment and theory through an isotopically pure 87Rb vapor cell show excellent agreement for fields of 0.6 T. We show π/4 rotation for a linearly polarized beam in the vicinity of the D2 line and achieve an isolation of 30 dB with a transmission >95%.
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