Atomic lighthouse effect

作者:Maximo C E*; Kaiser R; Courteille Ph W; Bachelard R
来源:Journal of the Optical Society of America A-Optics Image Science and Vision, 2014, 31(11): 2511-2517.
DOI:10.1364/JOSAA.31.002511

摘要

We investigate the deflection of light by a cold atomic cloud when the light-matter interaction is locally tuned via the Zeeman effect using magnetic field gradients. This %26quot;lighthouse%26quot; effect is strongest in the single-scattering regime, where deviation of the incident field is largest. For optically dense samples, the deviation is reduced by collective effects, as the increase in linewidth leads to a decrease in magnetic field efficiency.

  • 出版日期2014-11