Measurement of the Yb I S01P11 transition frequency at 399 nm using an optical frequency comb

Michaela Kleinert, M. E. Gold Dahl, and Scott Bergeson
Phys. Rev. A 94, 052511 – Published 29 November 2016

Abstract

We determine the frequency of the Yb I S01P11 transition at 399 nm using an optical frequency comb. Although this transition was measured previously using an optical transfer cavity [D. Das et al., Phys. Rev. A 72, 032506 (2005)], recent work has uncovered significant errors in that method. We compare our result of 751 526 533.49 ± 0.33 MHz for the Yb174 isotope with those from the literature and discuss observed differences. We verify the correctness of our method by measuring the frequencies of well-known transitions in Rb and Cs, and by demonstrating proper control of systematic errors in both laser metrology and atomic spectroscopy. We also demonstrate the effect of quantum interference due to hyperfine structure in a divalent atomic system and present isotope shift measurements for all stable isotopes.

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  • Received 22 August 2016
  • Revised 7 September 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.052511

©2016 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Michaela Kleinert1, M. E. Gold Dahl2, and Scott Bergeson2,*

  • 1Department of Physics, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon 97301, USA
  • 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA

  • *scott.bergeson@byu.edu

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — November 2016

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