Beat note stabilization of mode-locked lasers for quantum information processing.
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چکیده
We stabilize a chosen radio frequency beat note between two optical fields derived from the same mode-locked laser pulse train in order to coherently manipulate quantum information. This scheme does not require access or active stabilization of the laser repetition rate. We implement and characterize this external lock, in the context of two-photon stimulated Raman transitions between the hyperfine ground states of trapped 171Yb(+) quantum bits.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 39 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014