Dark resonance formation with magnetically-induced transitions: extension of spectral range and giant circular dichroism

Abstract

Dark resonances were formed via electromagnetically induced transparency for the first time involving magnetically-induced $\Delta F = \pm2$ atomic transitions of alkali metal atom, which are forbidden at zero magnetic field. The probability of these transitions undergoes rapid growth when $300 - 3000$~G magnetic field is applied, allowing formation of dark resonances, widely tunable in the GHz range. It is established that for $\Delta F = +2$ ($\Delta F =-2$) transition, the coupling laser tuned to $\Delta F = +1$ ($\Delta F =-1$) transition of the hyperfine $\Lambda$-system must be $\sigma^+$ ($\sigma^-$) polarized, manifesting anomalous circular dichroism.