# Absorption-free optical control of spin systems: The quantum Zeno effect in optical pumping

@article{Nakanishi2001AbsorptionfreeOC,
title={Absorption-free optical control of spin systems: The quantum Zeno effect in optical pumping},
author={Toshihiro Nakanishi and Keisaku Yamane and Masao Kitano},
journal={Physical Review A},
year={2001},
volume={65},
pages={013404}
}
• Published 8 March 2001
• Physics
• Physical Review A
We show that atomic Spill motion can be controlled by circularly polarized light without light absorption in the strong pumping limit. In this limit, the pumping light which drives the empty spin state, destroys the Zeeman coherence effectively and freezes the coherent transition via the quantum Zeno effect. It is verified experimentally that the amount of light absorption decreases asymptotically to sera as the incident light intensity is increased.
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