Title :
Novel local oscillator stabilization scheme for optical clocks
Author :
Letchumanan, V. ; Gill, P. ; Sinclair, A.G. ; Riis, E.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington
Abstract :
Controlled modulation of laser phase in an optical Ramsey experiment yields an antisymmetric lineshape. This discriminant is used to stabilize a local oscillator to the optical clock transition in a single 88Sr+ ion
Keywords :
atomic clocks; laser cooling; optical modulation; phase modulation; radiation pressure; spectral line breadth; trapped ions; 88Sr+ ion; Sr; ac-Stark shift; antisymmetric lineshape; controlled modulation; laser phase modulation; laser-cooled ions; local oscillator stabilization; optical Ramsey experiment; optical clock transition; optical clocks; trapped ions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4