2004/08/27 by Novikova, Irina, Khanbekyan, Alexander, Sarkisyan, David +1
#Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0408123
We report the first measurements of linear and nonlinear magneto-optical polarization rotation on an intercombination transition of Ba vapor (lambda= 791.1nm). We observe a maximum polarization rotation angle in Faraday configuration of 15mrad, accompanied by suppression of absorption. A theoretical treatment of the nonlinear Faraday effect in the limit of a strong interacting light field is developed.