Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2010-11-16
Physics
Quantum Physics
5 pages 4 figures
Scientific paper
More than one hundred years ago Heinrich Hertz succeeded in transmitting signals over a few meters to a receiving antenna using an electromagnetic oscillator and thus proving the electromagnetic theory developed by James C. Maxwell[1]. Since then, technology has developed, and today a variety of oscillators is available at the quantum mechanical level. For quantized electromagnetic oscillations atoms in cavities can be used to couple electric fields[2, 3]. For mechanical oscillators realized, for example, with cantilevers[4, 5] or vibrational modes of trapped atoms[6] or ions[7, 8], a quantum mechanical link between two such oscillators has, to date, been demonstrated in very few cases and has only been achieved in indirect ways. Examples of this include the mechanical transport of atoms carrying the quantum information[9] or the use of spontaneously emitted photons[10]. In this work, direct coupling between the motional dipoles of separately trapped ions is achieved over a distance of 54 {\mu}m, using the dipole-dipole interaction as a quantum-mechanical transmission line[11]. This interaction is small between single trapped ions, but the coupling is amplified by using additional trapped ions as antennae. With three ions in each well the interaction is increased by a factor of seven as compared to the singleion case. This enhancement facilitates bridging of larger distances and relaxes the constraints on the miniaturization of trap electrodes. This represents a new building block for quantum computation and also offers new opportunities to couple quantum systems of different natures.
Blatt Rainer
Brownnutt Michael
Hänsel Wolfgang
Harlander Maximilian
Lechner Regina
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