Monolithic Segmented 3D Ion Trap for Quantum Technology Applications

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Main Authors: Menon, Abhishek, Straus, Michael, Tomaras, George, Jeanette, Liam, Sheffield, April X., Valdez, Devon, Xie, Yuanheng, So, Visal, Luo, De, Suganthi, Midhuna Duraisamy, Dugan, Mark, Bado, Philippe, Linke, Norbert M., Pagano, Guido, Zhuravel, Roman
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author Menon, Abhishek
Straus, Michael
Tomaras, George
Jeanette, Liam
Sheffield, April X.
Valdez, Devon
Xie, Yuanheng
So, Visal
Luo, De
Suganthi, Midhuna Duraisamy
Dugan, Mark
Bado, Philippe
Linke, Norbert M.
Pagano, Guido
Zhuravel, Roman
author_facet Menon, Abhishek
Straus, Michael
Tomaras, George
Jeanette, Liam
Sheffield, April X.
Valdez, Devon
Xie, Yuanheng
So, Visal
Luo, De
Suganthi, Midhuna Duraisamy
Dugan, Mark
Bado, Philippe
Linke, Norbert M.
Pagano, Guido
Zhuravel, Roman
contents Monolithic three-dimensional (3D) Paul traps combine the high-precision microfabrication of two-dimensional (2D) chip traps with the deep trapping potentials and low heating rates characteristic of macroscopic 3D Paul traps, which are typically machined by traditional means and mechanically assembled. However, achieving low motional heating rates and optical access with a high numerical aperture (NA) while maintaining the high radio-frequency (RF) voltages required for trapping heavy ionic species, such as Yb$^{+}$ and Ba$^{+}$, remains a significant technical challenge. In this work, we present a fused-silica, monolithic segmented 3D Paul trap with an ion-electrode distance of 250 $μ$m, and stable operation at high RF voltages. We benchmark the performance of the trap using Yb$^{+}$ ions, demonstrating axially homogeneous trapping potentials spanning over 200 $μ$m about the axial center of the trap, high multi-directional optical access (up to 0.7 NA), and radial motional heating as low as $\dot{\bar n}=1.1 \pm 0.1 $ quanta/s at radial trap frequencies about 3 MHz near room temperature. Furthermore, we observe a motional Ramsey coherence time, ${T}_{2}$, of about 95 ms for the radial center-of-mass mode. We demonstrate the generation of a two-qubit Bell state with a parity contrast of ${99.3}^{+0.7} _{-1.5}$% with state preparation and measurement correction. These results establish fused-silica monolithic 3D Paul traps as a scalable, modular platform for quantum simulation, computation, metrology, and networking with heavy ionic species.
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spellingShingle Monolithic Segmented 3D Ion Trap for Quantum Technology Applications
Menon, Abhishek
Straus, Michael
Tomaras, George
Jeanette, Liam
Sheffield, April X.
Valdez, Devon
Xie, Yuanheng
So, Visal
Luo, De
Suganthi, Midhuna Duraisamy
Dugan, Mark
Bado, Philippe
Linke, Norbert M.
Pagano, Guido
Zhuravel, Roman
Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
Monolithic three-dimensional (3D) Paul traps combine the high-precision microfabrication of two-dimensional (2D) chip traps with the deep trapping potentials and low heating rates characteristic of macroscopic 3D Paul traps, which are typically machined by traditional means and mechanically assembled. However, achieving low motional heating rates and optical access with a high numerical aperture (NA) while maintaining the high radio-frequency (RF) voltages required for trapping heavy ionic species, such as Yb$^{+}$ and Ba$^{+}$, remains a significant technical challenge. In this work, we present a fused-silica, monolithic segmented 3D Paul trap with an ion-electrode distance of 250 $μ$m, and stable operation at high RF voltages. We benchmark the performance of the trap using Yb$^{+}$ ions, demonstrating axially homogeneous trapping potentials spanning over 200 $μ$m about the axial center of the trap, high multi-directional optical access (up to 0.7 NA), and radial motional heating as low as $\dot{\bar n}=1.1 \pm 0.1 $ quanta/s at radial trap frequencies about 3 MHz near room temperature. Furthermore, we observe a motional Ramsey coherence time, ${T}_{2}$, of about 95 ms for the radial center-of-mass mode. We demonstrate the generation of a two-qubit Bell state with a parity contrast of ${99.3}^{+0.7} _{-1.5}$% with state preparation and measurement correction. These results establish fused-silica monolithic 3D Paul traps as a scalable, modular platform for quantum simulation, computation, metrology, and networking with heavy ionic species.
title Monolithic Segmented 3D Ion Trap for Quantum Technology Applications
topic Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16048