Southwest Quantum Information and Technology

Photonics-Integrated Microfabricated Surface Traps Trapped-Ion Control and Readout

Presenting Author: Megan Ivory, Sandia National Lab
Contributing Author(s): Joon Kwon, Will Setzer, Nick Karl, Melissa Revelle, Rex Kay, Mike Gehl, Hayden McGuinness

Some of the more advanced systems for quantum applications spanning clocks, sensors, and computers are based on the control and manipulation of atoms using photons. Here, I discuss ongoing efforts at Sandia National Laboratories to leverage microfabricated surface traps and integrated photonics for trapped ion systems, and the unique systematics presented by these integration efforts. In particular, I will present early demonstrations and characterizations of trapped ions utilizing multilayered waveguides for UV and visible/IR light and single photon avalanche detectors integrated with microfabricated surface traps for low size, weight, and power (SWaP) deployable atomic clocks.

Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525.

(Session 12 : from 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm)