Nondestructive fluorescent state detection of single neutral atom qubits

We demonstrate nondestructive (lossless) fluorescent state detection of individual neutral atom qubits trapped in an optical lattice. The hyperfine state of the atom is measured with a 95% accuracy and an atom loss rate of 1%. Individual atoms are initialized and detected over 100 times before being...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2011-04, Vol.106 (13), p.133002-133002, Article 133002
Hauptverfasser: Gibbons, Michael J, Hamley, Christopher D, Shih, Chung-Yu, Chapman, Michael S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We demonstrate nondestructive (lossless) fluorescent state detection of individual neutral atom qubits trapped in an optical lattice. The hyperfine state of the atom is measured with a 95% accuracy and an atom loss rate of 1%. Individual atoms are initialized and detected over 100 times before being lost from the trap, representing a 100-fold improvement in data collection rates over previous experiments. Microwave Rabi oscillations are observed with repeated measurements of one and the same single atom.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.133002