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Frontiers in Optics

Evidencing the Hanle Effect with Polarization Spectroscopy for the D2 Line of Cesium

Gabriel Jiménez, Jose Mejía, Mayerlin Núñez Portela

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

Hanle effect is evidenced in a polarization spectroscopy scheme for the cesium D2 line. The effect is observed in the anisotropy signal for the F = 4 → F′ = 5 hyperfine transition. Results are promising for applications in quantum magnetometry.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2024.jtu5a.50

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