Polarization Rotation Induced by Resonant Two-Photon Dispersion

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15 March 1976

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 36 (11) , 584-587
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.36.584

Abstract

A polarization-rotation effect is demonstrated which utilizes the dispersion associated with

3 S - 5 S

two-photon transitions in sodium vapor. A linearly polarized beam at

ν_{1}

is rotated by a circularly polarized beam at

ν_{2}

when

ν_{1} + ν_{2}

is near the two-photon transition frequency. When combined with a polarizer a rapid optical shutter is obtained.

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