A frequency-stabilized 556-nm laser is an essential tool for experimental studies associated with ^1S0-^3p1 intercombination transition of ytterbium （Yb） atoms. A 556-nm laser light using a single-pass second harmon...A frequency-stabilized 556-nm laser is an essential tool for experimental studies associated with ^1S0-^3p1 intercombination transition of ytterbium （Yb） atoms. A 556-nm laser light using a single-pass second harmonic generation （SHG） is obtained in a periodically poled MgO：LiNbO3 （PPLN） crystal pumped by a fiber laser at 1111.6 nm. A robust frequency stabilization method which facilitates the control of laser frequency with an accuracy better than the natural linewidth （187 kHz） of the intercombination line is developed. The short-term frequency jitter is reduced to less than 100 kHz by locking the laser to a home-made reference cavity. A slow frequency drift is sensed by the 556-nm fluorescence signal of an Yb atomic beam excited by one probe beam and is reduced to less than 50-kHz by a computer-controlled servo system. The laser can be stably locked for more than 5 h. This frequency stabilization method can be extended to other alkaline-earth-like atoms with similar weak intercombination lines.展开更多
We build a Zeeman slower with consecutive coils and use it to load an Yb magneto-optical trap （MOTs）. Cooling efficiency is measured by the fluorescence intensity of the atomic cloud trapped by the MOT. An optimized...We build a Zeeman slower with consecutive coils and use it to load an Yb magneto-optical trap （MOTs）. Cooling efficiency is measured by the fluorescence intensity of the atomic cloud trapped by the MOT. An optimized magnetic field profile can acquire the maximum cooling efficiency, corresponding to a good compromise between the smaller magnetic field mismatch and the high capture velocity. Our studies provide useful information on how the performance of the Zeeman slower can be improved.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 10634060 and 10904161) the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (No. 2006CB921406)
文摘A frequency-stabilized 556-nm laser is an essential tool for experimental studies associated with ^1S0-^3p1 intercombination transition of ytterbium （Yb） atoms. A 556-nm laser light using a single-pass second harmonic generation （SHG） is obtained in a periodically poled MgO：LiNbO3 （PPLN） crystal pumped by a fiber laser at 1111.6 nm. A robust frequency stabilization method which facilitates the control of laser frequency with an accuracy better than the natural linewidth （187 kHz） of the intercombination line is developed. The short-term frequency jitter is reduced to less than 100 kHz by locking the laser to a home-made reference cavity. A slow frequency drift is sensed by the 556-nm fluorescence signal of an Yb atomic beam excited by one probe beam and is reduced to less than 50-kHz by a computer-controlled servo system. The laser can be stably locked for more than 5 h. This frequency stabilization method can be extended to other alkaline-earth-like atoms with similar weak intercombination lines.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.10634060 and10904161)the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Nos.2005CB724501 and 2006CB921406)
文摘We build a Zeeman slower with consecutive coils and use it to load an Yb magneto-optical trap （MOTs）. Cooling efficiency is measured by the fluorescence intensity of the atomic cloud trapped by the MOT. An optimized magnetic field profile can acquire the maximum cooling efficiency, corresponding to a good compromise between the smaller magnetic field mismatch and the high capture velocity. Our studies provide useful information on how the performance of the Zeeman slower can be improved.
