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Generation and Coherent Control of Pulsed Quantum Frequency Combs
Published on: June 8, 2018
Integrated multi-wavelength control of an ion qubit
R J Niffenegger1, J Stuart2,3, C Sorace-Agaskar2
1Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA. robert.niffenegger@ll.mit.edu.
Abstract:
Monolithic integration of control technologies for atomic systems is a promising route to the development of quantum computers and portable quantum sensors1-4. Trapped atomic ions form the basis of high-fidelity quantum information processors5,6 and high-accuracy optical clocks7. However, current implementations rely on free-space optics for ion control, which limits their portability and scalability. Here we demonstrate a surface-electrode ion-trap chip8,9 using integrated waveguides and grating couplers, which delivers all the wavelengths of light required for ionization, cooling, coherent operations and quantum state preparation and detection of Sr+ qubits. Laser light from violet to infrared is coupled onto the chip via an optical-fibre array, creating an inherently stable optical path, which we use to demonstrate qubit coherence that is resilient to platform vibrations. This demonstration of CMOS-compatible integrated photonic surface-trap fabrication, robust packaging and enhanced qubit coherence is a key advance in the development of portable trapped-ion quantum sensors and clocks, providing a way towards the complete, individual control of larger numbers of ions in quantum information processing systems.
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