Title :
Realization of an ultrastable 578-nm laser for an Yb lattice clock
Author :
Pizzocaro, Marco ; Costanzo, Giovanni A. ; Godone, Aldo ; Levi, Filippo ; Mura, Alberto ; Zoppi, Marco ; Calonico, Davide
Author_Institution :
Opt. Div., Ist. Naz. di Ricerca Metrol. (INRIM), Torino, Italy
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe the development of an ultrastable laser source at 578 nm, realized using frequency sum generation. This source will be used to excite the clock transition 1S0 → 3P0 in an ytterbium optical lattice clock experiment. Two independent ultrastable lasers have been realized, and the laser frequency noise and stability have been characterized.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser frequency stability; laser noise; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical lattices; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Nd; Yb; clock transition; frequency sum generation; laser frequency noise; laser frequency stability; optical lattice clock; ultrastable laser; wavelength 578 nm; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser noise; Laser stability; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2211
