Title :
Optical frequency synthesis in the near IR with application to trapped ion standards
Author :
Lea, S.N. ; Huang, G. ; Margolis, H.S. ; Macfarlane, G.M. ; Taylor, P. ; Gill, P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
An optical frequency chain is under construction at NPL, with the object of making improved absolute frequency measurements of forbidden transitions in cold, trapped single ions of strontium and ytterbium, using as reference a methane-stabilised helium-neon laser frequency standard
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; frequency standards; frequency synthesizers; infrared spectra; laser cooling; optical frequency conversion; optical variables measurement; positive ions; radiation pressure; strontium; trapped ions; ytterbium; He-Ne; National Physical Laboratory; Sr; Sr+; Yb; Yb+; absolute frequency measurements; cold trapped single ions; forbidden transitions; laser frequency standard; methane-stabilised He-Ne laser frequency standard; near IR region; optical frequency chain; optical frequency synthesis; trapped ion standards; Charge carrier processes; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Masers; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Particle beam optics; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Strontium;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5400-1
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1999.841389
