Experiments on trapping ytterbium atoms in optical lattices

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/22/10/103701

Abstract Experiments on trapping ytterbium atoms in various optical lattices are presented. After the two-stage cooling, first in a blue magneto–optical trap and then in a green magneto–optical trap, the ultracold ¹⁷¹Yb atoms are successfully loaded into one-, two-, and three-dimensional optical lattices operating at the Stark-free wavelength, respectively. The temperature, number, and lifetime of cold ¹⁷¹Yb atoms in one-dimensional lattice are measured. After optimization, the one-dimensional lattice with cold ¹⁷¹Yb atoms is used for developing an ytterbium optical clock.

Keywords: laser cooling and trapping optical lattices ytterbium atoms atomic optical clocks

Received: 07 July 2013
Revised: 04 August 2013
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PACS:	37.10.De	(Atom cooling methods)
	37.10.Jk	(Atoms in optical lattices)
	32.70.Cs	(Oscillator strengths, lifetimes, transition moments)
	95.55.Sh	(Auxiliary and recording instruments; clocks and frequency standards)

Fund: Project supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2012CB821302 and 2010CB922903), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11134003 and 10774044), and the Shanghai Excellent Academic Leaders Program of China (Grant No. 12XD1402400).

Corresponding Authors: Xu Xin-Ye
E-mail: xyxu@phy.ecnu.edu.cn

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Zhou Min (周敏), Chen Ning (陈宁), Zhang Xiao-Hang (张晓航), Huang Liang-Yu (黄良玉), Yao Mao-Fei (姚茂飞), Tian Jie (田洁), Gao Qi (高琪), Jiang Hai-Ling (蒋海灵), Tang Hai-Yao (唐海瑶), Xu Xin-Ye (徐信业) Experiments on trapping ytterbium atoms in optical lattices 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 103701

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