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Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Optical frequency standard investigations on trapped /sup 171/Yb/sup +/

Chr. Tamm, D. Engelke

Published Dec 24, 2002• 0 citations
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Abstract

Summary form only given, as follows.Single /sup 171/Yb ions are laser cooled in a Paul trap, using laser sources based on semiconductor diode lasers. Excitation of the potential frequency-standard reference transition to the /sup 2/D/sub 3/2/, (F=2) hyperfine sublevel of /sup 171/Yb/sup +/ at a wavelength of 435.5 nm is demonstrated.
DOI
10.1109/cpem.1996.547324

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