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

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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 and 1051 nm produces up to 2 W at 626 nm. This visible light is then converted to ultraviolet 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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  1. C. Ospelkaus

    Present address: The Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany

  2. A. P. VanDevender

    Present address: Halcyon Molecular, 505 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA

  3. J. A. Mlynek

    Present address: Department of Physics, Laboratory for Solid State Physics, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

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  1. Time & Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards & Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305, USA

    A. C. Wilson, C. Ospelkaus, A. P. VanDevender, J. A. Mlynek, K. R. Brown, D. Leibfried & D. J. Wineland

  2. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany

    C. Ospelkaus

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Wilson, A.C., Ospelkaus, C., VanDevender, A.P. et al. A 750-mW, continuous-wave, solid-state laser source at 313 nm for cooling and manipulating trapped 9Be+ ions. Appl. Phys. B 105, 741–748 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4771-1

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