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  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Quantum Metrology

Background:

  • Optical lattices are crucial for precision measurements and quantum technologies.
  • Precise control and characterization of light polarization are essential for these applications.
  • Existing methods for polarization measurement lack the required sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure the vector light shift in a cavity-built-up optical lattice.
  • To develop a highly sensitive method for assessing linear polarization quality.
  • To demonstrate the applicability of the technique to fundamental physics searches and quantum technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a variation of the Hanle effect with trapped cesium (Cs) atoms.
  • Measured the time-evolving population of all magnetic sublevels in situ.
  • Leveraged the linear sensitivity of the measurement to the electric field of nonlinearly polarized light.

Main Results:

  • Achieved unprecedented sensitivity to absolute linear polarization quality, reaching 10(-10) in fractional intensity.
  • Demonstrated a novel method for in situ measurement of polarization-dependent light shifts.
  • Validated the technique's potential for high-precision applications.

Conclusions:

  • The developed Hanle effect-based method offers a significant advancement in measuring linear polarization quality.
  • This technique is broadly applicable to improving precision in electron electric dipole moment searches, optical lattice clocks, magnetometry, and quantum computing.
  • The findings pave the way for enhanced performance in various quantum technologies and fundamental science experiments.