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Measurement of Magic Wavelengths for the ^{40}Ca^{+} Clock Transition.
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Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2015 Jun 05; Vol. 114 (22), pp. 223001. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 02. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- We demonstrate experimentally the existence of magic wavelengths and determine the ratio of oscillator strengths for a single trapped ion. For the first time, two magic wavelengths near 396 nm for the ^{40}Ca^{+} clock transition are measured simultaneously with high precision. By tuning the applied laser to an intermediate wavelength between transitions 4s_{1/2}→4p_{1/2} and 4s_{1/2}→4p_{3/2}, the sensitivity of the clock transition Stark shift to the oscillator strengths is greatly enhanced. Furthermore, with the measured magic wavelengths, we determine the ratio of the oscillator strengths with a deviation of less than 0.5%. Our experimental method may be applied to measure magic wavelengths for other ion clock transitions. Promisingly, the measurement of these magic wavelengths paves the way to building all-optical trapped ion clocks.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1079-7114
- Volume :
- 114
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26196619
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.223001