Selective addressing of high-rank atomic polarization moments

Details Selective addressing of high-rank atomic polarization moments Selective addressing of high-rank atomic polarization moments

2003-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0302079v1

Physics

Atomic Physics

5 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.253001

We describe a method of selective generation and study of polarization moments of up to the highest rank $\kappa=2F$ possible for a quantum state with total angular momentum $F$. The technique is based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation with frequency-modulated light. Various polarization moments are distinguished by the periodicity of light-polarization rotation induced by the atoms during Larmor precession and exhibit distinct light-intensity and frequency dependences. We apply the method to study polarization moments of $^{87}$Rb atoms contained in a vapor cell with antirelaxation coating. Distinct ultra-narrow (1-Hz wide) resonances, corresponding to different multipoles, appear in the magnetic-field dependence of the optical rotation. The use of the highest-multipole resonances has important applications in quantum and nonlinear optics and in magnetometry.

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