Title :
Progress toward an optical frequency standard based on a single indium ion
Author :
Wang, Y.H. ; Liu, T. ; Dumke, R. ; Stejskal, A. ; Zhao, Y.N. ; Wang, L.J. ; Becker, T. ; Walther, H.
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Forschergruppe fur Opt. Inf. und Photonik, Erlangen
Abstract :
A single indium ion is being trapped and cooled via sideband cooling to its lowest vibrational states.We demonstrate a Hz-level laser system which is capable of measuring the 115In+ 1S0-3P0 clock transition with high accuracy.
Keywords :
frequency standards; indium; laser cooling; particle traps; vibrational states; In; clock transition; ion trap; optical frequency standard; sideband cooling; single indium ion; vibrational states; Clocks; Cooling; Electrodes; Frequency; Indium; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical scattering; Particle beam optics; Ring lasers; (020.7010) Trapping; (140.3320) Laser cooling; (300.6320) Spectroscopy, high-resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627727
