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Optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime
Published
Author(s)
Svenja A. Knappe, L. Weller, K.S. Kleinbach, M.A. Zentile, I.G. Hughes, C.S. Adams
Abstract
A light, compact optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime is presented. Absolute transmission spectra for experiment and theory through an isotopically pure 87Rb vapor cell show excellent agreement for fields of 0.6 T. We show π/4 rotation for a linearly polarized weak probe beam in the vicinity of the D2 line and achieve an isolation of 30 dB.
Knappe, S.
, Weller, L.
, Kleinbach, K.
, Zentile, M.
, Hughes, I.
and Adams, C.
(2012),
Optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime, Optics Letters
(Accessed October 14, 2025)