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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574650