• DocumentCode
    2863081
  • Title

    A light source for the 1S0-3P0 optical clock transition in ytterbium

  • Author

    Hong, Feng-Lei ; Yasuda, Masami ; Onae, Atsushi

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A light source using sum-frequency generation is developed for the ytterbium clock transition at 578 nm. Doppler-free spectroscopy of iodine lines near the Yb clock transition and frequency stabilization are demonstrated with the light source.
  • Keywords
    frequency measurement; light sources; measurement standards; optical frequency conversion; ytterbium; 1S0-3P0 optical clock transition; Doppler-free spectroscopy; I2; Yb; frequency stabilization; iodine lines; light source; optical frequency standards; sum-frequency generation; wavelength 578 nm; ytterbium clock transition; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Light sources; Optical fiber polarization; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; (120.3940) Metrology; (120.4800) Optical standards and testing; (300.6320) Spectroscopy, high-resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627729
  • Filename
    4627729
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2863081