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arxiv: 1811.10484 · v2 · pith:WTMW6C3Pnew · submitted 2018-11-26 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Phase transfer between three visible lasers for coherent population trapping

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keywords frequencylasercoherentclockcombhigh-resolutioninterrogationlasers
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Stringent conditions on the phase relation of multiple photons are a prerequisite for novel protocols of high-resolution coherent spectroscopy. In a recent experiment we have implemented an interrogation process of a Ca$^+$-ion cloud based on three-photon coherent population trapping, with the potential to serve as a frequency reference in the THz-range. This high-resolution interrogation has been made possible by phase-locking both laser sources for cooling and repumping of the trapped ions to a clock laser at 729~nm by means of an optical frequency comb. The clock laser, a titanium-sapphire laser built in our lab locked onto two high-finesse cavities reaches a linewidth of a few Hertz and a frequency stability below 10$^{-14}$ at one second, performances which can be copied onto the two other sources. In this paper we discuss the performances of the phase-transfer between the three involved lasers via the optical frequency comb.

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