Simultaneous cooling of axial vibrational modes in a linear ion trap
Wunderlich, Christof (National University of Ireland)
Morigi, Giovanna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física)
Reiß, Dirk (Universität Hamburg. Institut für Laser-Physik)
American Physical Society

Date:	2005
Abstract:	In order to use a collection of trapped ions for experiments where a well-defined preparation of vibrational states is necessary, all vibrational modes have to be cooled to ensure precise and repeatable manipulation of the ions quantum states. A method for simultaneous sideband cooling of all axial vibrational modes is proposed. By application of a magnetic field gradient the absorption spectrum of each ion is modified such that sideband resonances of different vibrational modes coincide. The ion string is then irradiated with monochromatic electromagnetic radiation, in the optical or microwave regime, for sideband excitation. This cooling scheme is investigated in detailed numerical studies. Its application for initializing ion strings for quantum information processing is extensively discussed.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Physical review. A, Vol. 72, Issue 2 (August 2005) , p. 023421-1-023421-16, ISSN 1050-2947

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.023421

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