9 Sep 2024 - Nikhil defends his PhD thesis!
Congratulations to Dr. Nikhil Kotibhaskar for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled “Towards Large Scale Quantum Simulations with Trapped Ions: Programmable XY model, Precise Light Sensing, and Extreme High Vacuum”!
19 Apr 2024 - Lewis defends his MSc thesis!
Congratulations to Lewis Hahn for successfully defending his MSc thesis on “Developing a robust quantum simulator with trapped ions”! Lewis is continuing with the group for his PhD.
18 Apr 2024 - Paper on preparation of microgram BaCl_2 Ablation Targets published
Our paper on Microgram BaCl_2 Ablation Targets for Trapped Ion Experiments has been published in Review of Scientific Instruments! This is an experimental work from the QuantumIon project.
1. [2024] Microgram BaCl_2 Ablation Targets for Trapped Ion Experiments
Review of Scientific Instruments 95, 045117 (2024) arXiv:2402.06632
21 March 2024 - paper on 2D ion crystals in a hybrid optical cavity trap published
Our paper investigating 2D ion crystals in a hybrid optical cavity trap has been published in PRA! This is a theoretical and numerical work.
12 Jan 2024 - Hawking defends his MSc thesis!
Congratulations to Hawking Tan for successfully defending his MSc thesis on “Optimization of the Optical Infrastructure and Trapping Potential for a Quantum Processor Based on Trapped Barium Ions”! Hawking is continuing with the group for his PhD.
08 Sep 2023 - Gilbert defends his PhD thesis!
Congratulations to Dr. Chung-You Shih for successfully defending his PhD thesis!
15 Aug 2023 - Sainath defends his PhD thesis!
Congratulations to Dr. Sainath Motlakunta for successfully defending his PhD thesis, “Developing a Large-Scale, Programmable Trapped Ion Quantum Simulator with In Situ Mid-Circuit Measurement and Reset”!
14 Aug 2023 - Monica defends her MSc thesis!
Congratulations to Monica for successfully defending her MSc thesis “Towards Pulsed Telecom Laser Ablation Loading for an Ytterbium Ion Trap”! Monica will be continuing with the group for her PhD.
27 July 2023 - paper on individual addressing with Barium qubits published
Our paper on a guided light system for individual addressing of Ba+ qubits with 1E-4 level intensity crosstalk has been published in Quantum Science and Technology! This is an experimental work from the QuantumIon project.
11 July 2023 - paper on XY interactions through parallel spin-dependent forces on the same motional modes is uploaded to Arxiv
Our paper on Programmable XY-type couplings through parallel spin-dependent forces on the same trapped ion motional modes is now available on Arxiv! This is an experimental work from the QSim project.
01 Jul 2023 - tenured and promoted
Rajibul is promoted to associate professor with tenure.
Thanks to all the present and past members of the team whose hard work and dedication made this possible!
12 June 2023 - new paper on Long-Range XY Model for Quantum State Transfer and Optimal Spatial Search
Our paper on Long-Range XY Model for Quantum State Transfer and Optimal Spatial Search has been published in Quantum Science and Technology! This is a theoretical work.
1. [2023] Ion Trap Long-Range XY Model for Quantum State Transfer and Optimal Spatial Search
Quantum Science and Technology 8, 035025 (2023) arXiv:2206.13685
06 June 2023 - paper on Preserving qubits during adjacent site measurement has been uploaded to Arxiv
Our paper on Preserving a qubit during adjacent measurements at a few micrometers distance is now available on Arxiv! This is an experimental work from the QSim project.
14 March 2023 - paper on fabrication of needle electrodes published
Our paper on Fast and high-yield fabrication of axially symmetric ion-trap needle electrodes via two step electrochemical etching has been published in Review of Scientific Instruments! This is an experimental work.
12 Aug 2022 - Anthony defends his MSc thesis!
Congratulations to Anthony for successfully defending his MSc thesis on “Coherent interactions and thermometry in a trapped ion quantum simulator!” Anthony is continuing with the group for his PhD.