Abstract
We report an efficient trapping of rare-earth-metal Yb atoms with a high-power violet laser diode (LD). An injection-locked violet LD with a 25-mW frequency-stabilized output was used for the magneto-optical trapping (MOT) of fermionic as well as bosonic Yb isotopes. A typical number of [Formula Presented] atoms for [Formula Presented] with a trap density of [Formula Presented] was obtained. A 10-mW violet external-cavity LD was used for the one-dimensional slowing of an effusive Yb atomic beam without a Zeeman slower resulting in a 35-fold increase in the number of trapped atoms. The overall characteristics of our compact violet MOT, e.g., the loss time of 1 s, the loading time of 400 ms, and the cloud temperature of 0.7 mK, are comparable to those in previously reported violet Yb MOTs, yet with a greatly reduced cost and complexity of the experiment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Efficient magneto-optical trapping of Yb atoms with a violet laser diode. / Park, Chang Yong; Yoon, Tai Hyun.
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T1 - Efficient magneto-optical trapping of Yb atoms with a violet laser diode
AU - Park, Chang Yong
AU - Yoon, Tai Hyun
PY - 2003/1/1
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N2 - We report an efficient trapping of rare-earth-metal Yb atoms with a high-power violet laser diode (LD). An injection-locked violet LD with a 25-mW frequency-stabilized output was used for the magneto-optical trapping (MOT) of fermionic as well as bosonic Yb isotopes. A typical number of [Formula Presented] atoms for [Formula Presented] with a trap density of [Formula Presented] was obtained. A 10-mW violet external-cavity LD was used for the one-dimensional slowing of an effusive Yb atomic beam without a Zeeman slower resulting in a 35-fold increase in the number of trapped atoms. The overall characteristics of our compact violet MOT, e.g., the loss time of 1 s, the loading time of 400 ms, and the cloud temperature of 0.7 mK, are comparable to those in previously reported violet Yb MOTs, yet with a greatly reduced cost and complexity of the experiment.
AB - We report an efficient trapping of rare-earth-metal Yb atoms with a high-power violet laser diode (LD). An injection-locked violet LD with a 25-mW frequency-stabilized output was used for the magneto-optical trapping (MOT) of fermionic as well as bosonic Yb isotopes. A typical number of [Formula Presented] atoms for [Formula Presented] with a trap density of [Formula Presented] was obtained. A 10-mW violet external-cavity LD was used for the one-dimensional slowing of an effusive Yb atomic beam without a Zeeman slower resulting in a 35-fold increase in the number of trapped atoms. The overall characteristics of our compact violet MOT, e.g., the loss time of 1 s, the loading time of 400 ms, and the cloud temperature of 0.7 mK, are comparable to those in previously reported violet Yb MOTs, yet with a greatly reduced cost and complexity of the experiment.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.055401
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.055401
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JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
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SN - 1050-2947
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