Displacement of a laser beam by a precessing magnetic dipole
- 26 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 69 (17) , 2507-2510
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.69.2507
Abstract
Exchange of angular momentum between photons and atoms cannot only cause optical pumping, but also a lateral displacement of a laser beam traveling through a homogeneous atomic vapor. We present experimental data from the ground state of atomic sodium demonstrating this effectKeywords
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