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Resonant Faraday Rotation in a Hot Lithium Vapor Scott Waitukaitis University of Arizona, Department of Physics May 2007 Overview Highly frequency dependent Can be enhanced near resonances How does this work? Linearly polarized light is a superposition of equal parts RCP and LCP RCP and LCP have different indices Resulting rotation proportional to difference in indices, i.e. The role of B: the Zeeman effect RCP light causes LCP light causes Via Zeeman effect, degeneracy in is lifted so that Frequency dependence Fine structure of lithium Wavelength range ~0.04 nm Frequency range ~30 GHz Added complexities Natural linewidth ~6 MHz Observed width ~3000 MHz Broadening mechanisms Doppler broadening Power broadening Pressure broadening What do we need to observe Faraday rotation? A laser that can be tuned over a 0.04 nm range around 670 nm A lithium vapor A way to infer rotation has occured Diode laser basics l ~ 670 nm Wavelength is modulated via current adjustment As wavelength changes so does output power Laser output Mode profile governed by boundary conditions of lasing medium At a given temperature, lasing occurs where product of profiles is highest Both mode and gain profile change with temperature Dominant wavelength bounces from one mode to the next Typical laser trace Piezo driven external cavity Piezos driven by function generator and control circuit Able to adjust plate offset Able to adjust amplitude of plate oscillations Heat pipe oven ~ 3 cm in diameter ~ 30 cm in length ~ 650-700 K Experimental setup Data vs. model Most general features of data mimicked by model Sign Order of magnitude Model predicts more active features Possible causes of discrepancy Hyperfine splitting in the ground state (~800 MHz) Saturation effects due to high intensity of laser beam Off-axis B field Large laser line width Acknowledgments I’d like to thank Dr. Cronin for giving me the opportunity to work with him. I’d also like to thank Dr. Bickel for his advice al