Measurement of electric-field noise from interchangeable samples with a trapped-ion sensor
arXiv:2102.00965 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.104.052610
Abstract
We demonstrate the use of a single trapped ion as a sensor to probe electric-field noise from interchangeable test surfaces. As proof of principle, we measure the magnitude and distance dependence of electric-field noise from two ion-trap-like samples with patterned Au electrodes. This trapped-ion sensor could be combined with other surface characterization tools to help elucidate the mechanisms that give rise to electric-field noise from ion-trap surfaces. Such noise presents a significant hurdle for performing large-scale trapped-ion quantum computations.
11 pages, 4 figures
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