Use of sub-Doppler optical resonances for measurement of weak magnetic fields by means of extremely thin rubidium vapor cell
Armen D. Sargsyan, G. Hakhumyan, David G. Sarkisyan
We study experimentally and theoretically D 1 lines of 85Rb and 87Rb atoms and show that using atomic-velocity-selective optical resonances which are formed in the transmission spectrum of an atomic rubidium-filled submicron cell at single pass of linearly polarized laser radiation, it is possible to measure weak magnetic fields beginning with 5 G. Having in mind the results obtained earlier with use of also submicron cell with 87Rb (D 1 line) and circularly polarized laser radiation, the entire range of measurable magnetic fields (both homogeneous and inhomogeneous) becomes 5–5000 G.
Journal of Contemporary Physics (Armenian Academy of Sciences)•Feb 27, 2012•6 citations