Very-high Q microwave resonances in trapped /sup 171/Yb/sup +/ ions: application as a microwave frequency standard

Author

Fisk, P.T.H. ; Lawn, M.A. ; Coles, C. ; Mann, A.G. ; Blair, D.G.

Author_Institution

Nat. Meas. Lab., CSIRO, Sydney, NSW, Australia

fYear

1994

fDate

June 27 1994-July 1 1994

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

30

Abstract

The 12.6 GHz microwave resonance in /sup 171/Yb/sup +/ ions confined in a linear Paul trap is interrogated using a cryogenic sapphire resonator-based microwave source. Line Q factors of up to 1.1/spl times/10/sup 13/ have been observed. We report on the performance of the ion trap-sapphire resonator system as a prototype 12.6 GHz frequency standard.<>

Keywords

Q-factor measurement; crystal resonators; frequency measurement; ion beams; low-temperature techniques; measurement standards; microwave generation; microwave measurement; particle traps; resonance; sapphire; ytterbium; /sup 171/Yb/sup +/ trapped ions; 12.6 GHz; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Q microwave resonances; Yb; cryogenic sapphire resonator; frequency standard; ion trap-sapphire resonator; line Q factors; linear Paul trap; microwave frequency standard; microwave source; prototype; Atom optics; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Particle beam optics; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on

Conference_Location

Boulder, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1984-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.1994.333303

Filename

333303