• DocumentCode
    1769969
  • Title

    Measuring the photonic frequency qubit generated by an 171Yb+ ion in a surface trap

  • Author

    Vrijsen, Geert ; Gaultney, Daniel ; Hudek, Kai M. ; Isabella, Louis ; Jungsang Kim

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel qubit state measurement method for photonic frequency qubits using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with unequal path lengths. A practical implementation for photons generated by 171Yb+ ions in a surface trap is described.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; quantum optics; radiation pressure; ytterbium; 171Yb+; 171Yb+ ions; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; photonic frequency qubits; qubit state measurement method; surface trap; unequal path lengths; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Frequency measurement; Optical interferometry; Particle beam optics; Photonics; Quantum entanglement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988639