Hanle Effect in the He-Ne Laser
- 30 November 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 136 (5A), A1209-A1221
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.136.a1209
Abstract
The effect of small magnetic fields on the degenerate levels of the 1.153-μ He-Ne laser transition is considered in the region where the transitions overlap and coherence is imparted by the excitation and induced-emission processes. Perturbation equations for the phenomena are solved by a small-signal approximation, and the probability amplitudes summed coherently to give the resultant intensity and polarization changes. For a symmetrical disposition of the laser frequency with respect to the Zeeman transitions, the polarization remains linear until the states separate beyond the natural linewidth, but rotates with increasing magnetic field. Rotations around 45° are indicated for axial and transverse magnetic fields less than one gauss. With the laser frequency asymmetric with respect to the transitions, elliptical polarization occurs. Investigations on a short planar laser show that such a rotation does take place when small axial magnetic fields are applied and that the polarization remains linear. Some variation with the rf level of excitation is encountered, and there are similar effects at a higher value of dc magnetic field. Studies with sawtooth and ac magnetic fields show the modulation and harmonics which result when the periodic rotation is passed through an analyzer. The separation beyond the natural linewidth is indicated by the appearance of circularly polarized beats at the extremes of the ac fields. The rotation consistently occurs with the laser tuned near the line center and operated well above threshold. When the laser frequency is removed from the center of the Doppler linewidth, the rotation is small or absent, and elliptical polarization has been observed.Keywords
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