Bruff, M.
, Sonderhouse, L.
, David, K.
, Slichter, D.
, Leibfried, D.
and Stuart, J.
(2025),
Compatibility of trapped ions and dielectrics at cryogenic temperatures, Physical Review Letters (Accessed May 23, 2026)
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Compatibility of trapped ions and dielectrics at cryogenic temperatures
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Abstract
We study the impact of an unshielded dielectric\textemdash here, a bare optical fiber\textemdash on a $^40}$Ca$^+}$ ion held several hundred $\mu$m away in a cryogenic surface electrode trap. We observe distance-dependent stray electric fields of up to a few kV/m due to the dielectric, which drift less than 1\% per day and can be fully compensated with reasonable voltages on the trap electrodes. We observe ion motional heating rates attributable to the dielectric of up to $\approx30$ quanta per second at an ion-fiber distance of 215\,$\mu$m and 1.5 MHz motional frequency. These results demonstrate the viability of using unshielded, trap-integrated dielectric objects such as miniature optical cavities or other optical elements in cryogenic surface electrode traps.Citation
Physical Review Letters
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quantum networking, trapped ions, optical cavities, integrated photonics, quantum information
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