DocumentCode
277361
Title
Diode-laser-pumped Nd3+-doped fibre lasers for use in the laser cooling of trapped Yb+ and Sr+ ions
Author
Edwards, C.S. ; Klein, H.A. ; Gil, P. ; Barwood, G.P. ; Levick, A.P.
Author_Institution
Div. of Mech. & Opt. Metrol., NPL, Teddington, UK
fYear
1992
fDate
33743
Firstpage
42491
Lastpage
42494
Abstract
Two diode-pumped Nd3+-doped fibre lasers have been developed, operating at 935 nm and 1092 nm. These have been used successfully in the laser cooling of Yb+ and Sr+. Linewidths of ~100 MHz and ~300 MHz have been achieved respectively on the cooling transition of the two ion species
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser beam applications; neodymium; optical pumping; particle traps; radiation pressure (atoms); strontium; ytterbium; 1092 nm; 935 nm; Nd3+-doped fibre lasers; Paul type trap; Sr+; Yb+; cooling transition; diode laser pumped; frequency standards; laser cooling;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Fibre and Solid State Lasers, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
168398
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