Stabilization and control in a linear ion trap

Thesis

This thesis describes experimental work towards developing a trapped ion quantum information processor. An existing ion trap apparatus was capable of trapping and laser-cooling single ions or small ion strings of 40 Ca+, and had been used for studies of quantum jumps and natural lifetime measurements in Ca. This thesis describes improvements in this apparatus, which have allowed the stability and the flexibility of experimental control of the ions to be greatly increased. This enabled experim...

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Authors: Stacey, J

• Publication date: 2003
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: qubit; modulation; calcium; atom; magnetic; ion; transition; spectroscopy; Zeeman; laser; quantum; cooling; rf; ion trap; quantum computation; radiofrequency
• Subjects: Theoretical physics; Laser Spectroscopy; Atomic and laser physics