Self-rotation of resonant elliptically polarized light in collision-free rubidium vapor

Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 438141-4381410

  Rochester, S M ^a   Hsiung, D S ^b   Budker, D ^a,c   Chiao, R Y ^a   Kimball, D F ^a   Yashchuk, V V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELF ROTATION (SR) EFFECTS;

DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS;

RUBIDIUM;

EID: 0035308905     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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