Eur. Phys. J. D (2012) 66: 278
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2012-30139-8

Regular Article

Nonlinear magneto-optical effects in Ba vapor

¹ Institute for Physical Research, Armenian Academy of Science, 2 0203 Ashtarak, Armenia
² Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, 77843-4242 Texas, USA
³ Department of Physics and Institute for Quantum Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station, 77843-4242 Texas, USA

^a e-mail: akhanbekyan@gmail.com
^b Current address: Department of Physics, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, 23187-8795 Virginia, USA.

Received: 27 February 2012
Received in final form: 24 May 2012
Published online: 30 October 2012

Abstract

We report experimental measurements of linear and nonlinear magneto-optical polarization rotation on an intercombination transition of Ba vapor (λ = 791.1 nm). We observed a maximum polarization rotation angle in Faraday configuration of 15 mrad, accompanied by reduction of absorption.