Title :
Trapped ion optical frequency standards and metrology
Author :
Margolis, H.S. ; Barwood, G.P. ; Blythe, P.J. ; Gill, P. ; Hosaka, K. ; Huang, G. ; Klein, H.A. ; Lea, S.N. ; Webster, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
Forbidden transitions in single laser-cooled trapped ions provide highly stable and accurate references for optical frequency standards. This paper describes work on strontium and ytterbium ion optical frequency standards currently under development at NPL.
Keywords :
frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser cooling; laser transitions; strontium; ytterbium; Sr; Yb; forbidden transitions; frequency metrology; single laser-cooled trapped ions; strontium ion optical frequency standards; ytterbium ion optical frequency standards; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Measurement standards; Metrology; Particle beam optics; Strontium; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224354
