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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Design and Fabrication of Silicon Gratings for the Optical Addressing of Trapped Ion Qubits

Yu Dian Lim, Hong Yu Li, Peng Zhao, Jing Tao, Luca Guidoni, Chuan Seng Tan

Published Jan 1, 2021• 2 citations
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Abstract

Grating couplers are fabricated for the optical addressing of trapped ion qubits, where their respective feasibility is evaluated. From the obtained results, optical addressing of 1 to 2 ions is possible along various axes.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2021.jf2g.3

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