Ultrafast π-pulses for strong coherent excitation of a 171Yb+ ion

K. Shimizua; J. Scarabel; S. Connell; E. W. Streed; M. Lobino

doi:10.1117/12.2539937

30 December 2019 Ultrafast π-pulses for strong coherent excitation of a ¹⁷¹Yb⁺ ion

K. Shimizua, J. Scarabel, S. Connell, E. W. Streed, M. Lobino

Proceedings Volume 11200, AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019; 112002A (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539937
Event: ANZCOP, 2019, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

Coherent excitation and stimulated emission from optical transitions has been proposed as a mechanism to generate strong coherent forces in atomic systems and as the basis for fast quantum gates in trapped ions. We have demonstrated driving coherent oscillations between the ²S_1/2 and ²P_1/2 states in trapped ¹⁷¹Yb⁺ with 2.5 ps pulses straddling the resonance at 369.5nm. At higher powers nearly full extinction was observed, demonstrating coherence, however residual detuning issues have precluded full coherent population transfer.

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K. Shimizua, J. Scarabel, S. Connell, E. W. Streed, and M. Lobino "Ultrafast π-pulses for strong coherent excitation of a ¹⁷¹Yb⁺ ion", Proc. SPIE 11200, AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019, 112002A (30 December 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539937

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