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Ground-state cooling of a trapped ion Using long-wavelength radiation
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posted on 2023-06-08, 21:23 authored by Sebastian WeidtSebastian Weidt, J Randall, S C Webster, E D Standing, A Rodriguez, A E Webb, B Lekitsch, Winfried HensingerWinfried HensingerWe demonstrate ground-state cooling of a trapped ion using radio-frequency (rf) radiation. This is a powerful tool for the implementation of quantum operations, where rf or microwave radiation instead of lasers is used for motional quantum state engineering. We measure a mean phonon number of n¯=0.13(4) after sideband cooling, corresponding to a ground-state occupation probability of 88(7)%. After preparing in the vibrational ground state, we demonstrate motional state engineering by driving Rabi oscillations between the |n=0? and |n=1? Fock states. We also use the ability to ground-state cool to accurately measure the motional heating rate and report a reduction by almost 2 orders of magnitude compared with our previously measured result, which we attribute to carefully eliminating sources of electrical noise in the system.
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Ion trap arrays for scalable quantum computing.; G0294; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/E011136/1
Quantum technology with nanofabricated ion trap chips; G0308; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/G007276/1
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Physical Review LettersISSN
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115Article number
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