Laser system for Doppler cooling of ytterbium ion in an optical frequency standard
A laser system for Doppler cooling of ytterbium ion on the transition in a single-ion optical frequency standard is developed. The second harmonic of a semiconductor laser with a wavelength of is used for cooling. The laser frequency is doubled in a nonlinear BiBO crystal embedded in a ring resonato...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Quantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2014-01, Vol.44 (6), p.527-529 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A laser system for Doppler cooling of ytterbium ion on the transition in a single-ion optical frequency standard is developed. The second harmonic of a semiconductor laser with a wavelength of is used for cooling. The laser frequency is doubled in a nonlinear BiBO crystal embedded in a ring resonator, which also serves as a reference for laser frequency stabilisation. Second-harmonic power of is generated at a wavelength of . Diode laser radiation is modulated by an electro-optic modulator at to generate a sideband exciting the hyperfine component of the cooling transition that is not excited by resonant cooling light. The sideband relative intensity of a few percent proved to be sufficient to reduce the ion dwelling time in the state to less than and increase the cooling efficiency. |
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ISSN: | 1063-7818 1468-4799 |
DOI: | 10.1070/QE2014v044n06ABEH015450 |