• DocumentCode
    2275979
  • Title

    Development of a light source with a sub-hertz linewidth for an Yb optical lattice clock

  • Author

    Hosaka, K. ; Yasuda, M. ; Inaba, H. ; Kohno, T. ; Onae, A. ; Hong, F.-L.

  • Author_Institution
    AIST, NMIJ, Tsukuba
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    A light source to drive the 1S0-3Po transition in Yb atoms is generated by two solid state lasers: a Nd:YAG laser and a Yb:YAG laser, using a sum-frequency generation (SFG) scheme. SFG power of about 22 mW is obtained at the required frequency.
  • Keywords
    frequency standards; laser variables measurement; light sources; optical frequency conversion; optical lattices; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 1S0-3Po transition; SFG; YAG:Nd; YAG:Yb; light source; optical lattice clock; power 22 mW; solid state lasers; sub-hertz linewidth; sum-frequency generation; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser transitions; Lattices; Light sources; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Broomfield, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2399-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2400-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574650
  • Filename
    4574650
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2275979