• DocumentCode
    499958
  • Title

    A trapped-ion phonon laser

  • Author

    Vahala, K. ; Herrmann, M. ; Knunz, S. ; Batteiger, V. ; Saathoff, G. ; Hansch, T.W. ; Udem, Th

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A cooled, trapped Mg+ ion is excited using a continuous, blue-detuned pump. Coherent oscillatory motion is observed. It is shown to result from stimulated emission of center-of-mass phonons, constituting the mechanical analog of a laser.
  • Keywords
    laser cooling; magnesium; particle traps; phonons; stimulated emission; Mg; blue detuned pump; center-of-mass phonons; coherent oscillatory motion; stimulated emission; trapped ion phonon laser; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Cooling; Frequency; Laser excitation; Luminescence; Magnesium; Phonons; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; 020.3320; 140.3320; 140.3460;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225334