| Autor: |
Rosatzin, Martin, Suter, Dieter, Lange, Wulfhard, Mlynek, Jürgen |
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Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics; July 1990, Vol. 7 Issue: 7 p1231-1238, 8p |
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We report detailed studies of freely evolving Zeeman coherence (Zeeman quantum beats) observed after optically pumping a gas of Na atoms and suddenly turning off the light field. This Zeeman coherence corresponds to a macroscopic magnetization that precesses in an external magnetic field; it is detected with a cw optical probe beam by using polarization-selective detection of the transmitted light. The amplitude and the phase of the signal show a pronounced variation with laser intensity, laser detuning, and the strength of the magnetic field. This dependence was measured on the 3s^2S_1/2 ground state of sodium, using the D_1 line for optical excitation and detection. The experimental data are compared with theoretical predictions based on a Bloch-type equation of motion for an optically driven spin system in a J = 1/2 ground state. |
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