Signal intensity influences on the atomic Faraday filter

Previous studies of the Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter (FADOF) mainly focus on the weak signal light filtering, without regard for the influences of the signal light intensity on the filter itself. However, in some applications the signal light is strong enough to change the filter'...

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Published in:Optics letters 2018-06, Vol.43 (11), p.2458-2461
Main Authors: Luo, Bin, Yin, Longfei, Xiong, Junyu, Chen, Jingbiao, Guo, Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Filtration
Luminous intensity
Office equipment
Optical filters
Peak frequency
Transmittance
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Summary:Previous studies of the Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter (FADOF) mainly focus on the weak signal light filtering, without regard for the influences of the signal light intensity on the filter itself. However, in some applications the signal light is strong enough to change the filter's performance. In this work, the influences of the signal light intensity on the transmittance spectrum is experimentally investigated in a 780 nm Rb85 FADOF in both the line-center and wings operation modes. The results show that the transmittance spectrum varies significantly with the signal light intensity. As the signal light increases, some existing transmittance peaks decline, some new transmittance peaks appear, and the maximum transmittance peak frequency may change. The spectrum in strong signal lights can be quite different from those calculated by programs in the condition of weak signal lights. These results are important for applications of the FADOF in the condition of strong signal lights.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.43.002458