Применение магнито-индуцированных переходов в атомах -=SUP=-87-=/SUP=-Rb в когерентных оптических процессах

Abstract

The prospects of using Fg = 1-Fe = 3 magnetically induced (MI) transitions of the 87Rb D2 line to form optical resonances in strong magnetic fields up to 3 kG have been experimentally demonstrated. A micrometer-thick cell filled with the Rb atomic vapor is used. A simple and convenient method for determining the magnetic induction with a micron spatial resolution is presented. In this case, there is no need for a reference frequency spectrum. The probability of the MI transition in the magnetic field range of 0.3–2 kG may exceed the probability of a “normal” atomic transition; therefore, it is reasonable to use MI transition at the frequency of “coupling” or probe lasers in Lambda- and V systems to form EIT- resonance (also called dark resonance) in the process of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). The formation of dark resonances in strong magnetic fields, when there is a frequency shift of the dark resonance up to ~ 10 GHz, has a number of practical applications. Note that when using “ordinary” atomic transitions in the Lambda- system for magnetic fields of > 1 kG, dark resonances are practically absent.