title: Realization of an ultrastable 578-nm laser for an Yb lattice clock.
abstract: In this paper, we describe the development of an ultrastable laser source at 578 nm, realized using frequency sum generation. This source will be used to excite the clock transition (1)S(0) - (3)P(0) in an ytterbium optical lattice clock experiment. Two independent ultrastable lasers have been realized, and the laser frequency noise and stability have been characterized.
authors.affiliation: Optics Division, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizzocaro
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costanzo
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Godone
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zoppi
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calonico