Observation of the ¹S_0 - ³P_0 transition in atomic ytterbium for optical clocks and qubit arrays
Optics Letters, Vol. 30, Issue 19, pp. 2644-2646 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.002644
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Abstract
We report an observation of the weak 6 ¹S_0 - 6 ³P_0 transition in ^171,173 Yb as an important step to establishing Yb as a primary candidate for future optical frequency standards, and to open up a new approach for qubits using the ¹S_0 and ³P_0 states of Yb atoms in an optical lattice.
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OCIS Codes
(020.7010) Atomic and molecular physics : Laser trapping
(120.3940) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Metrology
(270.1670) Quantum optics : Coherent optical effects
(300.6210) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, atomic
ToC Category:
Spectroscopy
Citation
Tao Hong, Claire Cramer, Eryn Cook, Warren Nagourney, and E. N. Fortson, "Observation of the ¹S_0 - ³P_0 transition in atomic ytterbium for optical clocks and qubit arrays," Opt. Lett. 30, 2644-2646 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-30-19-2644
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