Abstract
The polarization state of laser light is affected by the nonlinear processes in the matter it passes through. Wieman and Häncsh’ used this effect to investigate the spectra of molecular systems. Another example is the laser-based investigations of parity-breaking weak interactions,2 In this contribution we investigate polarization changes induced by a three-level cascade system when laser light is used to break the left-right symmetry of the atom. By causing the asymmetry externally we can manipulate the effect and observe its magnitude and signal shape. Works related to ours are those by Liao and Bjorklund.3,4
© 1991 Optical Society of America
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