A 674 nm external cavity diode laser for a ⁸⁸Sr⁺ ion trap
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Author(s)
Thon, Susanna M. (Susanna Mitrani)
Advisor(s)
Isaac L. Chuang.
Date Issued
2005
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Atomic ion traps are a promising candidate for scalable quantum information processing. In this thesis, a 674 nm extended cavity diode laser is built to address an optical quantum bit in ⁸⁸Sr⁺ with the goal of testing such traps. To find this transition, a depletion experiment is performed in which the 674 nm transition depopulates the principal 422 nm transition, causing a dip in the ion fluorescence signal. Our preliminary results suggest that this depletion signal has been observed. .
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-57).
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Physics.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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