TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimized planar Penning traps for quantum-information studies
AU - Goldman, J.
AU - Gabrielse, G.
PY - 2010/5/24
Y1 - 2010/5/24
N2 - A one-electron qubit would offer a new option for quantum information science, including the possibility of extremely long coherence times. One-quantum cyclotron transitions and spin flips have been observed for a single electron in a cylindrical Penning trap. However, an electron suspended in a planar Penning trap is a more promising building block for the array of coupled qubits needed for quantum information studies. The optimized design configurations identified here promise to make it possible to realize the elusive goal of one trapped electron in a planar Penning trap-a substantial step toward a one-electron qubit.
AB - A one-electron qubit would offer a new option for quantum information science, including the possibility of extremely long coherence times. One-quantum cyclotron transitions and spin flips have been observed for a single electron in a cylindrical Penning trap. However, an electron suspended in a planar Penning trap is a more promising building block for the array of coupled qubits needed for quantum information studies. The optimized design configurations identified here promise to make it possible to realize the elusive goal of one trapped electron in a planar Penning trap-a substantial step toward a one-electron qubit.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.052335
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.052335
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953146126
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 81
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 5
M1 - 052335
ER -