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Michael Bareian

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A broadband, individually addressing two- and three-dimensional photonic integrated circuit for trapped-ion qubit control

Trapped ions provide a high-fidelity platform for quantum information processing, yet delivery of multiple, distinct wavelengths across large networks of interaction zones remains a bottleneck. Conventional free-space light delivery lacks scalability, while on-chip grating couplers suffer from narrow operational bandwidth that increases circuit footprint and optical interfacing complexity. Here we show a broadband photonic integrated circuit capable of addressing individual ions. The circuit combines a planar waveguide lens with a micromirror fabricated using two-photon polymerization at wafer scale. This implementation can address three individual ions from $\lambda$ = 405 - 880 nm with -27 dB average intensity crosstalk at $5\,\mu\mathrm{m}$ pitch. We trap $^{40}\mathrm{Ca}^{+}$ and $^{138}\mathrm{Ba}^{+}$ ions above such devices, characterize optical crosstalk with barium ions, and demonstrate individual repumping of calcium ions. This monolithic photonic architecture brings broadband addressing in an on-chip modality to trapped-ion technology. More generally, integrating additive manufacturing into quantum devices is poised to unlock expanded design space for implementing novel quantum architectures.

quant-ph

Barium Autoionization for Efficient Ion Trap Loading

We report a theoretical and experimental investigation of autoionizing resonances from the $5d6p\,{}^3\mathrm{D}_1^o$ manifold in neutral barium for efficient loading of ion traps. Our calculations predict large resonant cross sections for many narrow autoionizing resonances, but we find experimentally that for most of these, Doppler broadening during trap loading depresses the effective cross sections that can be achieved in practice. We identify and demonstrate a strong, broad transition at $531\,\mathrm{nm}$, and show that it furnishes an order-of-magnitude increase in trap loading efficiency compared to other demonstrated resonances.

physics.atom-ph

Eliminating qubit type cross-talk in the $\textit{omg}$ protocol

The $\textit{omg}$ protocol is a promising paradigm that uses multiple, application-specific qubit subspaces within the Hilbert space of each single atom during quantum information processing. A key assumption for $\textit{omg}$ operation is that a subspace can be accessed independently without deleterious effects on information stored in other subspaces. We find that intensity noise during laser-based quantum gates in one subspace can cause decoherence in other subspaces, potentially complicating $\textit{omg}$ operation. We show, however, that a magnetic-field-induced vector light shift can be used to eliminate this source of decoherence. As this technique requires simply choosing a certain, magnetic field dependent, polarization for the gate lasers it is straightforward to implement and potentially helpful for $\textit{omg}$ based quantum technology.

quant-ph

Errors in stimulated-Raman-induced logic gates in $^{133}$Ba$^+$

${}^{133}\mathrm{Ba}^+$ is illuminated by a laser that is far-detuned from optical transitions, and the resulting spontaneous Raman scattering rate is measured. The observed scattering rate is lower than previous theoretical estimates. The majority of the discrepancy is explained by a more accurate treatment of the scattered photon density of states. This work establishes that, contrary to previous models, there is no fundamental limit to laser-driven quantum gates from laser-induced spontaneous Raman scattering.

quant-ph

Adaptive-optics-enabled quantum communication: A technique for daytime space-to-Earth links

Previous demonstrations of free-space quantum communication in daylight have been touted as significant for the development of global-scale quantum networks. Until now, no one has carefully tuned their atmospheric channel to reproduce the daytime sky radiance and slant-path turbulence conditions as they exist between space and Earth. In this article we report a quantum communication field experiment under conditions representative of daytime downlinks from space. Higher-order adaptive optics increased quantum channel efficiencies far beyond those possible with tip/tilt correction alone while spatial filtering at the diffraction limit rejected optical noise without the need for an ultra-narrow spectral filter. High signal-to-noise probabilities and low quantum-bit-error rates were demonstrated over a wide range of channel radiances and turbulence conditions associated with slant-path propagation in daytime. The benefits to satellite-based quantum key distribution are quantified and discussed.

physics.optics