Title :
Diode-laser-based light sources for laser cooling of trapped Yb/sup +/ ions
Author :
Sugiyama, K. ; Wakita, A. ; Nakata, A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Lab. of Metrol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We are developing a light source at 370 nm for driving the /sup 2/S/sub 1/2/-/sup 2/P/sub 1/2/ cooling transition by sum-frequency mixing of radiation from two diode lasers with a doubly resonant external cavity. To drive the /sup 2/D/sub 3/2/-/sup 3/D[3/2]/sub 1/2/ repumping transition at 935 nm, we developed two types of external cavity diode lasers. Applications of them to laser-cooled trapped Yb/sup +/ ions are also presented.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser cooling; light sources; measurement by laser beam; multiwave mixing; semiconductor lasers; trapped ions; ytterbium; 370 nm; 935 nm; Yb; diode-laser-based light sources; doubly resonant external cavity; external cavity LDs; laser cooling; radiation sum-frequency mixing; trapped Yb/sup +/ ions; Cooling; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser tuning; Light sources; Masers; Pump lasers; Resonance; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5744-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2000.851105
