• DocumentCode
    2863068
  • Title

    Observation of 20 Hz-wide optical clock spectra in even-isotope Yb atoms confined to an optical lattice

  • Author

    Hoyt, C.W. ; Barber, Z.W. ; Oates, C.W. ; Taichenachev, A.V. ; Yudin, V.I. ; Hollberg, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the first spectroscopy of optical lattice-confined Yb atoms. We demonstrate 20 Hz linewidths using the highly forbidden clock transition (1S0-3P0) in metrologically superior even-isotope 174Yb atoms in a one-dimensional optical lattice.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; isotopes; optical lattices; ytterbium; Yb; even-isotope atoms; forbidden clock transition; frequency 20 Hz; one-dimensional optical lattice; optical clock spectra; optical lattice-confined atoms; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Clocks; Isotopes; Laser transitions; Lattices; Magnetic fields; Probes; Spectroscopy; (300.6550) Visible spectroscopy; (999.9999) Time and frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627728
  • Filename
    4627728
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2863068