Article on Dopper-free Yb spectroscopy of Yb using a fluorescence spot technique providing frequency measurements that differ from previous published work and allowing to determine the average velocity of atoms along an atomic beam, published in Phys. Rev. A (8 Oct. 2010)
Manuscript: Doppler-free Yb Spectroscopy with Fluorescence Spot Technique
Details on the 2010 European Conference on Trapped Ions (ECTI 2010) can be found here.
Single ytterbium ions are trapped in an experimental setup particularly designed for the development of advanced ion trap chips. This setup allows for rapid turn-around time, optical access for all type of ion trap chips and up to 100 electric interconnects. The particular ion trap used features an ion – electrode distance of 300 microns and we observed an ion life time of more than 1 hour.
A 3.5 year PhD position is available. More details can be found here.
The IQT group received a grant from the Sussex Enterprise Development Fund to commercialize a specialized laser.
Ben Jacques-Parr is the recipient of the departmental Pamela Rothwell prize for an outstanding BSc. research project.
Winfried Hensinger has been appointed London Technology Network Business Fellow to foster links between university research and industry.
Winfried Hensinger has been awarded an EPSRC Leadership Fellowship with full economic cost value of £1.4M for the development of quantum technology with nanofabricated ion trap chips. A postdoctoral position (up to 5 years) and a number of PhD scholarships are available. Please get in touch if you are interested.
