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Benoît Grémaud1, Dominique Delande, Olivier Sigwarth
1Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, UPMC-Paris 6, ENS, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
Abstract:
On the basis of exact numerical simulations and analytical calculations, we describe qualitatively and quantitatively the interference processes at the origin of the photonic Hall effect for resonant Rayleigh (point-dipole) scatterers in a magnetic field. For resonant incoming light, the induced giant magneto-optical effects result, even for magnetic field strength as low as a few mT, in relative Hall currents in the percent range. This suggests that the observation of the photonic Hall effect in cold atomic vapors is within experimental reach.
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