Observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in Rubidium using the Hanle Effect
ORAL
Abstract
We have observed strong EIT signals in room temperature Rubidium vapor using an especially simple experimental setup involving just a single linearly polarized light beam and a collinear magnetic field. The use of a magnetic field to split the linearly polarized light into two effective beams of opposite circular polarization, and induce a Dark state between the Zeeman sublevels of the ground state is known as the Hanle configuration for EIT. We have also observed preliminary signatures of electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA).
*We gratefully acknowledge financial support from Research Corporation and the Petroleum Research Fund.
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