Magic Frequencies in Atom-Light Interaction for Precision Probing of the Density Matrix

作者:Givon Menachem*; Margalit Yair; Waxman Amir; David Tal; Groswasser David; Japha Yonathan; Folman Ron
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2013, 111(5): 053004.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.053004

摘要

We analyze theoretically and experimentally the existence of a magic frequency for which the absorption of a linearly polarized light beam by a vapor of alkali-metal atoms is independent of the population distribution among the Zeeman sublevels and the angle between the beam and a magnetic field. The phenomenon originates from a peculiar cancellation of the contributions of higher moments of the atomic density matrix, and is described using the Wigner-Eckart theorem and inherent properties of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. One important application is the robust measurement of the hyperfine population.

  • 出版日期2013-8-1