Authors
EW Streed, TJ Weinhold, David Kielpinski
Publication date
2008/8/18
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
93
Issue
7
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Description
We stabilize an ultraviolet diode laser system at 369.5 nm to the optical absorption signal from Yb+ ions in a hollow-cathode discharge lamp. The error signal for stabilization is obtained by Zeeman spectroscopy of the 3 GHz wide absorption feature. The frequency stability is independently measured by comparison to the fluorescence signal from a laser-cooled crystal of Y 174 b+ ions in a linear Paul trap. We measure a frequency fluctuation of 1.7 MHz over 1000 s and a frequency drift of 20 MHz over 7 days. Our method is suitable for use in quantum information processing experiments with trapped ion crystals.
Scholar articles
EW Streed, TJ Weinhold, D Kielpinski - Applied Physics Letters, 2008