title: Properties of the photonic Hall effect in cold atomic clouds.
abstract: On the basis of exact numerical simulations and analytical calculations, we describe qualitatively and quantitatively the interference processes at the origin of the photonic Hall effect for resonant Rayleigh (point-dipole) scatterers in a magnetic field. For resonant incoming light, the induced giant magneto-optical effects result, even for magnetic field strength as low as a few mT, in relative Hall currents in the percent range. This suggests that the observation of the photonic Hall effect in cold atomic vapors is within experimental reach.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, UPMC-Paris 6, ENS, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grémaud
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delande
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sigwarth
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miniatura