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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

A High-Power, Low-Noise, Ultraviolet Laser System for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing

Ra'anan I. Tobey, K. W. Lee, Aaron M. Hankin, Dan Gresh, David Francois, Justin Bohnet, David Hayes, Matthew J. Bohn

Published Jan 1, 2020• 1 citation
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Abstract

We demonstrate a high power, modular, bichromatic, ultraviolet laser system based on the Master Oscillator / Power Amplifier (MOPA) configuration for quantum computing with 171Yb+ ions. Low phase noise allows for high fidelity qubit operations.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2020.af3k.3

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