3 papers
quant-ph2026
Nonlinear Coupling between Motional Modes in Trapped Ion Quantum Processors
Wes Johnson, Brandon Ruzic
Trapped-ion crystals are a leading platform for quantum information science, but achieving the high-fidelity entangling gates required for fault-tolerant quantum computing becomes…
quant-ph2026
Optimizing Doppler laser cooling protocols for quantum sensing with 3D ion crystals in a Penning trap
John Zaris, Wes Johnson, Athreya Shankar +4
Large, 3D trapped ion crystals offer improved sensitivity in quantum sensing protocols, and are expected to be implemented as platforms in near-future experiments. However, numeric…
quant-ph2025
Adiabatic Cooling of Planar Motion in a Penning Trap Ion Crystal to Sub-Millikelvin Temperatures
Wes Johnson, Bryce Bullock, Athreya Shankar +3
Two-dimensional planar ion crystals in a Penning trap are a platform for quantum information science experiments. However, the low-frequency planar modes of these crystals are not…