Magnetometric sensitivity optimization for nonlinear optical rotation with frequency-modulated light: Rubidium D2 line

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kimball, D F Jackson ^a   Jacome, L R ^a   Guttikonda, Srikanth ^a   Bahr, Eric J ^a   Chan, Lok Fai ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI ATOMS; ATOMIC SPIN; CELL WALLS; DETUNINGS; ENERGY SHIFT; LIGHT POWER; MODULATED LIGHT; MODULATION AMPLITUDES; NONLINEAR MAGNETO-OPTICAL ROTATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL ROTATIONS; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; RUBIDIUM ATOMS; RUBIDIUM VAPOR; SENSITIVITY OPTIMIZATION; SPIN PRECESSION; SPIN PRECESSION FREQUENCY; SPIN RELAXATION; ZEEMAN SUBLEVELS;

ATOMS; CELL MEMBRANES; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GROUND STATE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICAL ROTATION; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; ROTATION; RUBIDIUM;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 70349637128     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3225917     Document Type: Article

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