1. A planar ion trap chip with integrated structures for an adjustable magnetic field gradient.
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Kunert, P., Georgen, D., Bogunia, L., Baig, M., Baggash, M., Johanning, M., and Wunderlich, Ch.
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ION traps , *INTEGRATED software , *INTEGRATED circuits , *MAGNETIC fields , *FABRICATION (Manufacturing) , *RADIOFREQUENCY spectroscopy - Abstract
We present the design, fabrication, and characterization of a segmented surface ion trap with integrated current-carrying structures. The latter produce a spatially varying magnetic field necessary for magnetic-gradient-induced coupling between ionic effective spins. We demonstrate trapping of strings of Yb ions and characterize the performance of the trap and map magnetic fields by radio frequency-optical double-resonance spectroscopy. In addition, we apply and characterize the magnetic gradient and demonstrate individual addressing in a string of three ions using RF radiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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