Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2005-11-18
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 39, 145 (2006)
Physics
Atomic Physics
15 pages, 5 figures, submitted to J. Phys. B
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-4075/39/1/012
A fundamental limit to the stability of a single-ion optical frequency standard is set by quantum noise in the measurement of the internal state of the ion. We discuss how the interrogation sequence and the processing of the atomic resonance signal can be optimized in order to obtain the highest possible stability under realistic experimental conditions. A servo algorithm is presented that stabilizes a laser frequency to the single-ion signal and that eliminates errors due to laser frequency drift. Numerical simulations of the servo characteristics are compared to experimental data from a frequency comparison of two single-ion standards based on a transition at 688 THz in 171Yb+. Experimentally, an instability sigma_y(100 s)=9*10^{-16} is obtained in the frequency difference between both standards.
Peik Ekkehard
Schneider Tobias
Tamm Christian
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