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A 750 mW, continuous-wave, solid-state laser source at 313 nm for cooling and manipulating trapped 9Be+ ions

Quantum Physics 2015-05-28 v1 Atomic Physics Optics

Abstract

We present a solid-state laser system that generates 750 mW of continuous-wave single-frequency output at 313 nm. Sum-frequency generation with fiber lasers at 1550 nm and 1051 nm produces up to 2 W at 626 nm. This visible light is then converted to UV by cavity-enhanced second-harmonic generation. The laser output can be tuned over a 495 GHz range, which includes the 9Be+ laser cooling and repumping transitions. This is the first report of a narrow-linewidth laser system with sufficient power to perform fault-tolerant quantum-gate operations with trapped 9Be+ ions by use of stimulated Raman transitions.

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@article{arxiv.1105.5356,
  title  = {A 750 mW, continuous-wave, solid-state laser source at 313 nm for cooling and manipulating trapped 9Be+ ions},
  author = {Andrew. C. Wilson and Christian Ospelkaus and Aaron. P. VanDevender and Jonas. A. Mlynek and Kenton. R. Brown and Dietrich Leibfried and David. J. Wineland},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.5356},
  year   = {2015}
}

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9 pages, 4 figures

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