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Faraday Optical Rotation
edited by Ramon Torres-Isea
In this experiment students measure the effects of a magnetic field on the polarization of light (laser beam) propagating through, or reflected from, a solid transparent medium. The effect can be explained in terms of a simple model that relates the "optical activity" of the medium to the applied magnetic field. Students learn about

•Rotation of linearly polarized light by electromagnetic fields
•Connection to Zeeman Effect
•Atomic model of light propagation in dielectrics.

Prof. Paul R. Berman of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has recently published (March 2010) an American Journal of Physics article on three different calculations of the Optical Faraday Rotation (please see link below.)  Students are strongly encouraged to study this article.
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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Modern Physics
- Atomic Physics
= Fine Splitting
- General
Optics
- Modern Optics
Quantum Physics
- General
- Quantum Experiments
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Laboratory
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© 2009 Department of Physics - The University of Michigan
Keywords:
Faraday Rotation, Optical Rotation, Zeeman effect
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Metadata instance created March 24, 2010 by Ramon Torres-Isea
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July 30, 2011 by Bruce Mason
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Torres-Isea, R. (Ed.). (2010, May 6). Faraday Optical Rotation. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9927&DocID=1555
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Torres-Isea, Ramon, ed. Faraday Optical Rotation. May 6, 2010. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9927&DocID=1555 (accessed 12 November 2024).
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Torres-Isea, Ramon, ed. Faraday Optical Rotation. 2009. 6 May 2010. 12 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9927&DocID=1555>.
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Faraday Optical Rotation:

Is Supplemented By Optical Faraday Rotation AJP Article

The reference points to a recent article that describes new calculation methods (both classical and quantum mechanical) about the subject that this experiment is about.

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