DISPLACEMENT OF A LASER-BEAM BY A PRECESSING MAGNETIC DIPOLE

被引:9
作者
BLASBERG, T
SUTER, D
机构
[1] Institute of Quantum Electronics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2507
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Exchange of angular momentum between photons and atoms cannot only cause optical pumping, but also a lateral displacement of a laser beam traveling through a homogeneous atomic vapor. We present experimental data from the ground state of atomic sodium demonstrating this effect.
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页码:2507 / 2510
页数:4
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