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Electromagnetically induced magnetochiral anisotropy in resonant medium

Vladimir A. Sautenkov, Yuri V. Rostovtsev, H. Chen, Paul S. Hsu, G. S. Agarwal, Marlan O. Scully

Published Dec 10, 2005• 5 citations
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Abstract

Electromagnetically induced coherence can significantly increase optical response of atomic or molecular system. We demonstrate very large magneto-chiral anisotropy by applying resonant optical fields to atomic rubidium vapor.
DOI
10.1109/qels.2005.1548737

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