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Transformation of vector modes by the Faraday effect in strong magnetic fields
Sphinx J. Svensson, Craig J. A. Millar, Danielle Pizzey +2
Large Faraday rotations can be generated by circular birefringence of atomic samples in an axial magnetic field in the vicinity of atomic resonance lines. The Faraday angle is a fu…
Spatio-spectral vector light created by optical activity in rubidium vapor
Richard Aguiar Maduro, Riaan P. Schmidt, Mustafa A. Al Khafaji +5
We show that optical activity in atomic media can generate multidimensional correlations in frequency, polarization and spatial degrees of freedom, allowing us to observe frequency…
Atomic state interferometry for complex vector light
Kuntal Samanta, Sphinx J. Svensson, Sonja Franke-Arnold +1
Features of complex vector light become important in any interference effects, including scattering, diffraction, and non-linear processes. Here we are investigating the role of po…
Visualizing strongly focused 3D light fields in an atomic vapor
Sphinx Svensson, Clare R. Higgins, Danielle Pizzey +2
Structured light, when strongly focused, generates highly confined vectorial electromagnetic field distributions which may feature a polarization component along the optical axis.…