Title :
Optical lattice laser
Author :
Chen, Jingbiao ; Chen, Xuzong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Atoms with narrow-linewidth transition trapped within the Lamb-Dick regime of optical lattice are proposed be used as laser gain medium to build a laser. The gain medium atoms can be the alkaline-earth species, Magnesium, Calcium, and Strontium, including Ytterbium. These atoms possess promising super-narrow optical clock transitions, but here, this clock transition is proposed to be used as the lasing transition of the output laser. This optical lattice laser with expected super-narrow linewidth is an active optical clock with high accuracy and stability.
Keywords :
atom lasers; light sources; radiation pressure; radiative lifetimes; spectral line breadth; Lamb-Dick regime; active optical clock; laser gain medium; lasing transition; narrow-linewidth transition; optical clock transitions; optical lattice laser; super-narrow linewidth; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Calcium; Charge carrier processes; Clocks; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Lattices; Magnesium;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9053-9
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2005.1574003
