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Individual Ion Addressing with Microwave Field Gradients
Published
Author(s)
Ulrich J. Warring, C. Ospelkaus, Yves Colombe, Robert Jordens, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
Abstract
Individual-qubit addressing is a prerequisite for many instances of quantum information processing. We present this capability on trapped ions with microwave near-fields delivered by electrode structures integrated into a microfabricated surface-electrode trap. We describe four approaches which may be used in quantum information experiments with hyperfine levels as qubits. Here, we implement the individual control on two 25Mg+ ions separated by 4.3 μm and find an isolation between the two qubits that yields "crosstalk" errors on the order of 10−3.
Warring, U.
, Ospelkaus, C.
, Colombe, Y.
, Jordens, R.
, Leibfried, D.
and Wineland, D.
(2013),
Individual Ion Addressing with Microwave Field Gradients, Physical Review A, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912631
(Accessed October 2, 2025)