Dark resonance formation with magnetically induced transitions: extension of spectral range and giant circular dichroism.

Dark resonances were formed via electromagnetically induced transparency for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, involving magnetically induced ΔF=±2 atomic transitions of alkali metal atoms, which are forbidden at zero magnetic field. The probability of these transitions undergoes rapid growth when 300-3000 G magnetic field is applied, allowing formation of dark resonances, widely tunable in the GHz range. It is established that for ΔF=+2 (ΔF=-2) transition, the coupling laser tuned to ΔF=+1 (ΔF=-1) transition of the hyperfine Λ-system must be σ (σ) polarized, manifesting anomalous circular dichroism.