Optical magnetic resonance imaging with an ultra-narrow optical transition

S. Kato*, K. Shibata, R. Yamamoto, Y. Yoshikawa, Y. Takahashi

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Abstract

We demonstrate optical magnetic resonance imaging (OMRI) of a Bose-Einstein condensate of ytterbium atoms trapped in a one-dimensional (1D) optical lattice using an ultra-narrow optical transition 1S 03P 2 (m=-2). We developed a vacuum chamber equipped with a thin glass cell, which provides high optical access and allows a compact design of magnetic coils. A line shape of a measured spectrum of the OMRI is well described by a spatial distribution of the atoms in a 1D optical lattice with the Thomas-Fermi approximation and an applied magnetic field gradient. The observed spectrum exhibits a periodic structure corresponding to the optical lattice periodicity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-38
Number of pages8
JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume108
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Jul
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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