Prospects and experimental progress of an ytterbium optical lattice clock
Tai Hyun Yoon, C. Y. Park
We discuss the prospects of an ytterbium (Yb) optical lattice clock based on theoretical estimates of various systematic effects for clock operations confined to the optical lattice potential satisfying the Lamb-Dicke condition. Then, we present our experimental progress towards the realization of the proposed Yb optical lattice clock. We report the first efficient trapping of rare-earth Yb atoms with a high-power violet laser diode.
Laser Physics•Jul 1, 2005•1 citation