Diode-laser system for high-resolution spectroscopy of the {sup 2}S{sub 1/2{yields}}{sup 2}F{sub 7/2} octupole transition in {sup 171}Yb{sup +}

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.021805· OSTI ID:21413251

Sherstov, I; Okhapkin, M; Lipphardt, B; Tamm, Chr; Peik, E ^[1]

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1. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, D-38116 Braunschweig (Germany)

A diode-laser system at 467 nm is built in order to drive the {sup 2}S{sub 1/2{yields}}{sup 2}F{sub 7/2} electric octupole transition at 467 nm in {sup 171}Yb{sup +}. The frequency of the laser is stabilized to a reference cavity made of ultra low expansion glass and is demonstrated to have a relative instability of better than 2x10{sup -15} at 1 s and a stable linear drift rate with variations below 10 mHz/s over several hours. The system is applied for spectroscopy of a single trapped laser-cooled {sup 171}Yb{sup +} ion. We obtain excitation spectra of the octupole transition with a resonant excitation probability of about 65% and an essentially Fourier transform-limited resolution of 13 Hz.

• OSTI ID: 21413251
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 81, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.021805; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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