Imaging optical frequencies with 100 $\mu$Hz precision and 1.1 $\mu$m resolution
Abstract
We implement imaging spectroscopy of the optical clock transition of lattice-trapped degenerate fermionic Sr in the Mott-insulating regime, combining micron spatial resolution with submillihertz spectral precision. We use these tools to demonstrate atomic coherence for up to 15 s on the clock transition and reach a record frequency precision of . We perform the most rapid evaluation of trapping light shifts and record a 150 mHz linewidth, the narrowest Rabi line shape observed on a coherent optical transition. The important emerging capability of combining high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy will improve the clock precision, and provide a path towards measuring many-body interactions and testing fundamental physics.
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@article{arxiv.1711.08540,
title = {Imaging optical frequencies with 100 $\mu$Hz precision and 1.1 $\mu$m resolution},
author = {G. Edward Marti and Ross B. Hutson and Akihisa Goban and Sara L. Campbell and Nicola Poli and Jun Ye},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.08540},
year = {2018}
}
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5 pages, plus 3 page supplemental material