Developing a modular ion trap characterization setup
Cold ion trapping plays a pivotal role in quantum information processing and precision measurements. This Final Year Project thesis presents the development of a laser setup designed for ablation loading, which is used to ablate neutral barium atoms from a barium chloride (BaCl2) stable compou...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175697 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Cold ion trapping plays a pivotal role in quantum information processing and precision
measurements. This Final Year Project thesis presents the development of a laser
setup designed for ablation loading, which is used to ablate neutral barium atoms from
a barium chloride (BaCl2) stable compound. The neutral atoms are then excited using
a 413nm laser and the spontaneous decay will emit a corresponding photon of 660nm.
We were able to extract a colour-corrected image of the plume spot and superimposed
it with the original setup. Concurrently, we leverage on the Multiphysics Simulation
Software, COMSOL, to investigate the pseudopotential landscape of a six-wire surface
electrode ion trap, revealing critical details about the trap centre and escape point. |
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