Density effects in forward scattering of resonant light in rubidium vapor

Details Density effects in forward scattering of resonant light in rubidium vapor Density effects in forward scattering of resonant light in rubidium vapor

2004-04-09

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0404053v2

Physics

Optics

Scientific paper

10.1364/JOSAB.22.000037

Transmission of light through an atomic sample placed between crossed polarizers in a magnetic field is jointly determined by Faraday rotation and net absorption: transmission increases with rotation and decreases with absorption. Both rotation and absorption are proportional to the atomic density N0, hence, in a certain range of N0, the two effects may compete yielding a distinct density dependence of the transmitted light. We have studied such dependence in rubidium vapor for N0 = 7.5*10^9 to 7.5*10^11 at/cm^3 with resonant laser light. We present interpretation of the competition effect and discuss its possible application for atomic density determination.

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