Title :
Optical Frequency Standard Based on an Electric Octupole Transition in 171Yb+
Author :
Hosaka, K. ; Webster, S.A. ; Blythe, P.J. ; Stannard, A. ; Beaton, D. ; Margolis, H.S. ; Lea, S.N. ; Gill, P.
Author_Institution :
National Phys. Lab., Teddington
Abstract :
The frequency of the 2S1/2 (F = 0) - 2 F7/2(F = 3, mF = 0) transition in a single, trapped, laser cooled ion of 171Yb+ has been measured with a femtosecond laser frequency comb generator. The uncertainty is limited by measurement statistics and by the AC Stark shift
Keywords :
Stark effect; frequency standards; laser beam applications; laser cooling; nuclei with mass number 150 to 189; ytterbium; AC Stark shift; Yb; Yb/el; electric octupole transition; femtosecond laser frequency comb generator; laser cooled ion; optical frequency standard; trapped ion; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Masers; Measurement standards; Optical pumping; Particle beam optics; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8494-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-8494-6
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2004.305577
