Spectroscopy of neutral 174Yb in a one-dimensional optical lattice

Published

March 27, 2006

Author(s)

C Hoyt, Zeb Barber, Christopher W. Oates, A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin, Leo W. Hollberg

Abstract

We report spectroscopy of the ¹S₀ - ³P₀ clock transition in neutral ¹⁷⁴Yb atoms confined to a one- dimensional optical lattice at the ac Stark shift-canceling wavelength of 759.35 nm. Spectroscopic linewidths as narrow as 4 Hz, full width at half-maximum, are shown with good contrast and signal- to-noise ratios. An upper limit on frequency instability is demonstrated to be 3 × 10^-15 at one second by measuring with respect to another stable laser through a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser frequency comb.

Proceedings Title

European Frequency and Time Forum

Conference Dates

March 27-30, 2006

Conference Location

Braunschweig, GE

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

lattice, optical frequency standard, spectroscopy, ytterbium

Citation

Hoyt, C. , Barber, Z. , Oates, C. , Taichenachev, A. , Yudin, V. and Hollberg, L. (2006), Spectroscopy of neutral ¹⁷⁴Yb in a one-dimensional optical lattice, European Frequency and Time Forum, Braunschweig, GE, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50347 (Accessed October 1, 2025)