Spectroscopy of a synthetic trapped ion qubit
Abstract
has been identified as an attractive ion for quantum information processing due to the unique combination of its spin-1/2 nucleus and visible wavelength electronic transitions. Using a microgram source of radioactive material, we trap and laser-cool the synthetic = 133 radioisotope of barium II in a radio-frequency ion trap. Using the same, single trapped atom, we measure the isotope shifts and hyperfine structure of the and electronic transitions that are needed for laser cooling, state preparation, and state detection of the clock-state hyperfine and optical qubits. We also report the electronic transition isotope shift for the rare = 130 and 132 barium nuclides, completing the spectroscopic characterization necessary for laser cooling all long-lived barium II isotopes.
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@article{arxiv.1705.09736,
title = {Spectroscopy of a synthetic trapped ion qubit},
author = {David Hucul and Justin E. Christensen and Eric R. Hudson and Wesley C. Campbell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.09736},
year = {2017}
}