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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Science
  • Integrated Photonics
  • Atomic Physics

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  • Spontaneously emitted photons from atoms are entangled with their internal states, offering a resource for quantum information processing.
  • Collecting these photons into a single optical mode is crucial for generating entanglement but challenging due to dipole emission patterns.
  • Existing bulk optics methods for photon collection are bulky, variable, and hinder scalability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a novel waveguide-integrated grating for efficient and stable collection of photons from trapped ions.
  • To overcome the mode-matching challenge in spontaneous emission for scalable quantum information processing.
  • To establish a foundation for creating, manipulating, and measuring multipartite quantum states using integrated photonics.

Main Methods:

  • Engineering a microfabricated ion-trap chip with a waveguide-integrated grating.
  • Coupling spontaneously emitted photons from a trapped ion into a single-mode waveguide.
  • Characterizing collection efficiency, ion imaging, and quantum state detection using the integrated optic.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a total collection efficiency of 0.043% into a single-mode waveguide.
  • The integrated optic covered 2.18% of the solid angle and collected 1.97 ± 0.3% of incident light.
  • Demonstrated passive phase stability, straightforward photonic manipulation, and intrinsic reproducibility.

Conclusions:

  • The developed waveguide-integrated grating provides a stable, reproducible method for collecting photons from trapped ions.
  • This integrated photonics approach addresses limitations of bulk optics, paving the way for scalable quantum information processing.
  • The proof-of-principle enables future development of arrays of quantum emitters for complex quantum state manipulation.