%0 Journal Article
%T An optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime
%A L. Weller
%A K. S. Kleinbach
%A M. A. Zentile
%A S. Knappe
%A I. G. Hughes
%A C. S. Adams
%J Physics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%R 10.1364/OL.37.003405
%X A light, compact optical isolator using an atomic vapor in the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime is presented. Absolute transmission spectra for experiment and theory through an isotopically pure 87Rb vapor cell show excellent agreement for fields of 0.6 T. We show \pi/4 rotation for a linearly polarized beam in the vicinity of the D2 line and achieve an isolation of 30 dB with a transmission > 95 %.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.0214v1