Structured-Light Magnetometry in a Coherently Controlled Atomic Medium

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25781v2
• Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:16:40 GMT
• Title: Structured-Light Magnetometry in a Coherently Controlled Atomic Medium
• Abstract summary: A structured-light-based approach for detecting magneto-optical rotation is presented.<n>The method converts conventional polarization-based magnetometry into a topology-based spatial readout.
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• Abstract: A structured-light-based approach for detecting magneto-optical rotation is presented, in which polarization rotation is mapped onto a directly observable spatial degree of freedom. A radially polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beam interacts with cold $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ atoms in the presence of a longitudinal magnetic field, where magnetically induced circular birefringence introduces a relative phase shift between the $σ_+$ and $σ_-$ components of the field, manifesting as a rotation of the interference pattern. The MOR angle is extracted directly from the angular displacement of the petal-shaped intensity distribution, eliminating the need for polarizers or Stokes-parameter analysis. This method converts conventional polarization-based magnetometry into a topology-based spatial readout, enabling spatially resolved magnetic-field sensing with potential applications in optical magnetometry and quantum sensing.

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