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Chin. Phys. B, 2025, Vol. 34(2): 024202    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad9c43
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Modulation of Bessel-like vector vortex beam using the resonant magneto-optical effect in rubidium vapor

Yan Ma(马燕)1,2, Xin Yang(杨欣)3, Hong Chang(常虹)1,2, Ming-Tao Cao(曹明涛)1,2,†, Xiao-Fei Zhang(张晓斐)4, Rui-Fang Dong(董瑞芳)1,2,5,‡, and Shou-Gang Zhang(张首刚)1,2
1 Key Laboratory of Time Reference and Applications, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi'an 710600, China;
2 School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
4 Department of Physics, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China;
5 Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
Abstract  The Bessel-like vector vortex beam (BlVVB) has gained increasing significance across numerous applications. However, its practical application is restricted by manufacturing difficulties and polarization manipulation. Thus, the ability to manipulate its degrees of freedom is highly desirable. In this paper, the full-domain polarization modulation of BlVVB within a hot atomic ensemble has been investigated. We begin with the theoretical analysis of the resonant magneto-optical effect of atoms with a horizontal linear-polarized beam and experimentally demonstrate precise manipulation of the polarization state across the entire domain of the BlVVB, achieving an error margin of less than 3° at various cross-sectional points. Our study provides a novel approach for the modulation of BlVVB based on atomic media, which holds potential applications in sensitive vector magnetometers, optical communications, and signal processing.
Keywords:  Bessel-like vector vortex beam      resonant magneto-optical effect      polarization modulation      Rb atomic ensemble  
Received:  20 October 2024      Revised:  25 November 2024      Accepted manuscript online:  10 December 2024
PACS:  42.50.Ct (Quantum description of interaction of light and matter; related experiments)  
  78.20.Ls (Magneto-optical effects)  
  42.60.Jf (Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation)  
  42.81.Gs (Birefringence, polarization)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12033007, 61801458, 12103058, 12203058, 12074309, and 61875205), the Key Project of Frontier Science Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. QYZDB-SSW-SLH007), the Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS (Grant No. XDC07020200), the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS (Grant Nos. 2021408, 2022413, and 2023425), and the Research on Highly Sensitive Long-Wave Receiver Based on Rydberg Atoms (Grant No. 1P2024000059).
Corresponding Authors:  Ming-Tao Cao, Rui-Fang Dong     E-mail:  mingtaocao@ntsc.ac.cn;dongruifang@ntsc.ac.cn

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Yan Ma(马燕), Xin Yang(杨欣), Hong Chang(常虹), Ming-Tao Cao(曹明涛), Xiao-Fei Zhang(张晓斐), Rui-Fang Dong(董瑞芳), and Shou-Gang Zhang(张首刚) Modulation of Bessel-like vector vortex beam using the resonant magneto-optical effect in rubidium vapor 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 024202

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