Precise micromotion compensation of a tilted ion chain
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Excess micromotion can be a substantial source of errors in trapped-ion based quantum processors and clocks due to the sensitivity of the internal states of the ion to external fields and motion. This problem can be fixed by compensating background electric fields in order to position ions at the RF node and minimize their driven micromotion. Here we describe techniques for compensating ion chains in scalable surface ion traps. These traps are capable of cancelling stray electric fields with fine spatial resolution in order to compensate multiple closely spaced ions due to their large number of relatively small control electrodes. We demonstrate a technique that compensates an ion chain to better than 5 V/m and within 0.1 degrees of chain rotation.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 2320343
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2024-02760J
- Journal Information:
- Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology, Journal Name: Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology Vol. 3; ISSN 2813-2181
- Publisher:
- Frontiers Media S. A.Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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