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Electrodynamically trapped Yb+ ions for quantum information processing

Quantum Physics 2011-12-23 v1

Abstract

Highly efficient, nearly deterministic, and isotope selective generation of Yb+^+ ions by 1- and 2-color photoionization is demonstrated. State preparation and state selective detection of hyperfine states in \ybodd is investigated in order to optimize the purity of the prepared state and to time-optimize the detection process. Linear laser cooled Yb+^+ ion crystals ions confined in a Paul trap are demonstrated. Advantageous features of different previous ion trap experiments are combined while at the same time the number of possible error sources is reduced by using a comparatively simple experimental apparatus. This opens a new path towards quantum state manipulation of individual trapped ions, and in particular, to scalable quantum computing.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0602044,
  title  = {Electrodynamically trapped Yb+ ions for quantum information processing},
  author = {Chr. Balzer and A. Braun and T. Hannemann and Chr. Paape and M. Ettler and W. Neuhauser and Chr. Wunderlich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0602044},
  year   = {2011}
}