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Doppler cooling a single Ca[sup +] ion with a violet extended-cavity diode laser.

Authors :
Lancaster, G.P.T.
Häffner, H.
Wilson, M.A.
Becher, C.
Eschner, J.
Schmidt-Kaler, F.
Blatt, R.
Source :
Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics; Jul2003, Vol. 76 Issue 8, p805-808, 4p
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

We present a scheme for employing a violet extended-cavity diode laser in experiments with single, trapped ions. For this the grating-stabilised laser is spatially and spectrally filtered and referenced to a Fabry-Pérot cavity. We measure an upper limit to the line width by observing a 305-kHz FWHM beat note with the second harmonic of a titanium sapphire laser. The laser is subsequently used to optically cool a single [SUP40]Ca[SUP+] ion close to the Doppler limit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
LASERS
DIODES
LASER cooling

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09462171
Volume :
76
Issue :
8
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10474061
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1223-6