학술논문

A high-precision segmented Paul trap with minimized micromotion for an optical multiple-ion clock.
Document Type
Article
Source
Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics. Jan2014, Vol. 114 Issue 1/2, p231-241. 11p. 3 Color Photographs, 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 6 Graphs.
Subject
*GLASS-reinforced concrete
*PROTOTYPES
*ION traps
*ELECTRONIC clocks & watches
*OPTICAL spectroscopy
*THREE-dimensional imaging
Language
ISSN
0946-2171
Abstract
We present a new setup to sympathetically cool In ions with Yb for optical clock spectroscopy. A first prototype ion trap made of glass-reinforced thermoset laminates was built, based on a design that minimizes axial micromotion and offers full control of the ion dynamics in all three dimensions. We detail the trap manufacturing process and the characterization of micromotion in this trap. A calibration of the photon-correlation spectroscopy technique demonstrates a resolution of 1.1 nm in motional amplitude of our measurements. With this method, we demonstrate a sensitivity to systematic clock shifts due to excess micromotion of $$|(\Updelta\nu/\nu)_{\rm mm}|=7.7\times10^{-20}$$ along the direction of the spectroscopy laser beam. Owing to our on-board filter electronics on the ion trap chips, no rf phase shifts could be resolved at this level. We measured rf fields over a range of 400 μm along the ion trap axis and demonstrated a region of 70 μm where an optical frequency standard with a fractional inaccuracy of ≤1 × 10 due to micromotion can be operated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]