Optical activity in the observation of quantum beats in forward scattered light
- 28 July 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 28 (14), 2891-2902
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/28/14/011
Abstract
The technique of quantum beats in forward scattering remains a useful tool for atomic and molecular spectroscopy. The detected signal is strongly dependent on experimental conditions such as the dichroism and birefringence of external optical elements. We present a theoretical model and its experimental verification to give a physical insight into these effects.Keywords
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