0603195v1

related topics
{trap, ion, state}
{wave, scattering, interference}
{cavity, atom, atoms}
{field, particle, equation}
{qubit, qubits, gate}
{force, casimir, field}

Novel designs for Penning ion traps

Authors J. R. Castrejon-Pita, H. Ohadi, D. R. Crick, D. F. A. Winters, D. M. Segal, R. C. Thompson

abstract: We present a number of alternative designs for Penning ion traps suitable for quantum information processing (QIP) applications with atomic ions. The first trap design is a simple array of long straight wires which allows easy optical access. A prototype of this trap has been built to trap Ca+ and a simple electronic detection scheme has been employed to demonstrate the operation of the trap. Another trap design consists of a conducting plate with a hole in it situated above a continuous conducting plane. The final trap design is based on an array of pad electrodes. Although this trap design lacks the open geometry of the traps described above, the pad design may prove useful in a hybrid scheme in which information processing and qubit storage take place in different types of trap. The behaviour of the pad traps is simulated numerically and techniques for moving ions rapidly between traps are discussed. Future experiments with these various designs are discussed. All of the designs lend themselves to the construction of multiple trap arrays, as required for scalable ion trap QIP.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0603195
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
11 pages, 10 figures
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0603195
created:
2006-03-22

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