A frequency-stabilized 556-nm laser is an essential tool for experimental studies associated with 1S0-3P1 intercombination transition of ytterbium (Yb) atoms. A 556-nm laser light using a single-pass second harmonic generation (SHG) is obtained in a periodically poled MgO:LiNbO3 (PPLN) crystal pumped by a fiber laser at 1111.6 nm. A robust frequency stabilization method which facilitates the control of laser frequency with an accuracy better than the natural linewidth (187 kHz) of the intercombination line is developed. The short-term frequency jitter is reduced to less than 100 kHz by locking the laser to a home-made reference cavity. A slow frequency drift is sensed by the 556-nm fluorescence signal of an Yb atomic beam excited by one probe beam and is reduced to less than 50-kHz by a computer-controlled servo system. The laser can be stably locked for more than 5 h. This frequency stabilization method can be extended to other alkaline-earth-like atoms with similar weak intercombination lines.

We build a Zeeman slower with consecutive coils and use it to load an Yb magneto-optical trap (MOTs). Cooling efficiency is measured by the fluorescence intensity of the atomic cloud trapped by the MOT. An optimized magnetic field profile can acquire the maximum cooling efficiency, corresponding to a good compromise between the smaller magnetic field mismatch and the high capture velocity. Our studies provide useful information on how the performance of the Zeeman slower can be improved.

报道钕玻璃微球腔在尺寸发生微小变化时腔模也随之移动；腔模移动对泵浦耦合产生了重大影响.

报道腔内量子电动力学效应对钕玻璃微球荧光谱的影响；分析了光谱中量子电动力学结构的相对强度，同时估算了自发辐射速率的量子电动力学增强.实验证实增强辐度超过16倍.

本文在理论上模拟了钕玻璃微球在810 nm波长附近的共振光谱,并通过与实验结果的比较识别和分析了出现的模式。发现序数为15、16的模式在光谱中占主导地位。