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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Closing optical transitions for single rare-earth ion spin readout

John G. Bartholomew, Rose L. Ahlefeldt, Matthew J. Sellars

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present a protocol that makes rare-earth ion spin-states robust against optical cycling by applying specifically oriented magnetic fields. The resultant closed optical transitions open a pathway for rare-earth qubits at the single ion level.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2016.fm4c.4

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