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Ion-trap measurements of electric-field noise near surfaces

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: How can the electric noise in the vicinity of a metallic body be measured and understood? Trapped ions, known as unique tools for metrology and quantum information processing, also constitute very sensitive probes of this electric noise for distances from micrometers to millimeters. This paper presents various models for the origin of the electric noise, provides a critical review of the experimental findings, and summarizes the important questions that are still open in this active research area.

Source: Reviews of Modern Physics

DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.87.1419

Authors: M. Brownnutt, M. Kumph, P. Rabl, R. Blatt

Institutions: Universität Innsbruck, TU Wien, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Innsbruck

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Information and Cryptography

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze