Pre-prints and journal articles

16. [2024] Preserving a qubit during state-destroying operations on an adjacent qubit at a few micrometers distance

Sainath Motlakunta, Nikhil Kotibhaskar, Chung-You Shih, Anthony Vogliano, Darian McLaren, Lewis Hahn, Jingwen Zhu, Roland Hablützel, Rajibul Islam
Nature Communications 15, 6575 (2024)

15. [2024] Programmable XY-type couplings through parallel spin-dependent forces on the same trapped ion motional modes

Nikhil Kotibhaskar, Chung-You Shih, Sainath Motlakunta, Anthony Vogliano, Lewis Hahn, Yu-Ting Chen, Rajibul Islam
Physical Review Research 6, 033038 (2024)

14. [2024] Microgram BaCl_2 Ablation Targets for Trapped Ion Experiments

Noah Greenberg, Akbar Jahangiri Jozani, Collin JC Epstein, Xinghe Tan, Rajibul Islam, Crystal Senko
Review of Scientific Instruments 95, 045117 (2024) arXiv:2402.06632

13. [2024] Investigations of 2D ion crystals in a hybrid optical cavity trap for quantum information processing

Zewen Sun, Yi Hong Teoh, Fereshteh Rajabi, Rajibul Islam
Phys. Rev. A 109, 032426 (2024) arXiv:2308.09231

12. [2023] A guided light system for agile individual addressing of Ba+ qubits with 1E-4 level intensity crosstalk

Ali Binai-Motlagh, Matthew Day, Nikolay Videnov, Noah Greenberg, Crystal Senko, Rajibul Islam
Quantum Science and Technology 8, 045012 (2023) arXiv:2302.14711

11. [2023] Ion Trap Long-Range XY Model for Quantum State Transfer and Optimal Spatial Search

Dylan Lewis, Leonardo Banchi, Yi Hong Teoh, Rajibul Islam, Sougato Bose
Quantum Science and Technology 8, 035025 (2023) arXiv:2206.13685

10. [2023] Fast and high-yield fabrication of axially symmetric ion-trap needle electrodes via two step electrochemical etching

Nikhil Kotibhaskar, Noah Greenberg, Sainath Motlakunta, Chung-You Shih, Rajibul Islam
Review of Scientific Instruments 94, 033201 (2023) arXiv:2206.14784

9. [2022] Limits on atomic qubit control from laser noise

Matthew L. Day, Pei Jiang Low, Brendan M White, Rajibul Islam, Crystal Senko
npj Quantum Information 8, 72 (2022) arXiv:2112.04946

8. [2021] Simulating a measurement-induced phase transition for trapped ion circuits

Stefanie Czischek, Giacomo Torlai, Sayonee Ray, Rajibul Islam, Roger G. Melko
Phys. Rev. A 104, 062405 (2021) arXiv:2106.03769

7. [2021] Manipulating phonons of a trapped-ion system using optical tweezers

Yi Hong Teoh, Manas Sajjan, Zewen Sun, Fereshteh Rajabi, Rajibul Islam
Phys. Rev. A 104, 022420 (2021) arXiv:2103.03273

6. [2021] Programming the full stack of an open-access quantum computer

Virginia Frey, Richard Rademacher, Elijah Durso-Sabina, Noah Greenberg, Nikolay Videnov, Matthew L. Day, Rajibul Islam, Crystal Senko
IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering arXiv:2106.06549

5. [2021] Reprogrammable and high-precision holographic optical addressing of trapped ions for scalable quantum control

Chung-You Shih, Sainath Motlakunta, Nikhil Kotibhaskar, Manas Sajjan, Roland Hablützel, Rajibul Islam
npj Quantum Information 7, 57 (2021)

4. [2021] Programmable Quantum Simulations of Spin Systems with Trapped Ions

C. Monroe, W. C. Campbell, L. M. Duan, Z. X. Gong, A. V. Gorshkov, P. Hess, R. Islam, K. Kim, G. Pagano, P. Richerme, C. Senko, N. Y. Yao
Reviews of Modern Physics 93, 2 (2021) arXiv:1912.07845

3. [2020] Machine learning design of a trapped-ion quantum spin simulator

Y. H. Teoh, M. Drygala, R. G. Melko, R. Islam
Quantum Sci. Technol. 5, 024001 (2020) arXiv:1910.02496

2. [2019] Dynamical Hamiltonian engineering of 2D rectangular lattices in a one-dimensional ion chain

F. Rajabi, S. Motlakunta, C. Shih, N. Kotibhaskar, Q. Quraishi, A. Ajoy, R. Islam
npj Quantum Information 5, 32 (2019) arXiv:1808.06124

1. [2018] Single-Atom Heat Machines Enabled by Energy Quantization

D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, A. Bylinskii, D. Gangloff, R. Islam, A. Aspuru-Guzik, V. Vuletic
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 170601 (2018) arXiv:1705.11180

12. [2024] Optimization of the Optical Infrastructure and Trapping Potential for a Quantum Processor Based on Trapped Barium Ions

Xinghe Tan, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

11. [2023] Towards Pulsed Telecom Laser Ablation Loading for an Ytterbium Ion Trap

Jingwen Zhu, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

10. [2023] Developing a Large-Scale, Programmable Trapped Ion Quantum Simulator with In Situ Mid-Circuit Measurement and Reset

Sainath Motlakunta, PhD thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

9. [2022] On the evaluation of quantum instruments with a consideration to measurements in trapped ion systems

Darian McLaren, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

8. [2022] Coherent interactions and thermometry in a trapped ion quantum simulator

Anthony Vogliano, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

7. [2022] Robust Optical Engineering for a Trapped Ion Quantum Computer

Ali BInai-Motlagh, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

6. [2021] Optical Design for an Open Access Trapped Ion Quantum Processor

Nikolay Videnov, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

5. [2020] Experimental and theoretical investigations of radio-frequency and optical trapping potentials for atomic ions

Manas Sajjan, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

4. [2019] Holographic Optical Manipulation of Trapped Ions for Quantum Simulation

Chung-You Shih, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

3. [2019] Design and Construction of an Ion Trapping Apparatus for Quantum Simulation Experiments

Nikhil Kotibhaskar, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

2. [2018] Developing Theoretical and Experimental Tools for a Hybrid Quantum Simulator Based on Trapped Ions

Sainath Motlakunta, MSc thesis.
University of Waterloo [Thesis link]

1. [2012] Quantum Simulation of Interacting Spin Models With Trapped Ions

Kazi Rajibul Islam, PhD dissertation.
University of Maryland - College Park [Download]

12. [2016] Ultra-precise holographic beam shaping for microscopic quantum control

P. Zupancic, P. M. Preiss, R. Ma, A. Lukin, M. Eric Tai, M. Rispoli, R. Islam, M. Greiner
Opt. Express 24, 13881 (2016) arXiv:1604.07653

11. [2015] Measuring entanglement entropy in a quantum many-body system

R. Islam, R. Ma, P. M. Preiss, M. Eric Tai, A. Lukin, M. Rispoli, M. Greiner
Nature 528, 77-83 (2015) arXiv:1509.01160

10. [2015] Strongly correlated quantum walks in optical lattices

P. M. Preiss, R. Ma, M. E. Tai, A. Lukin, M. Rispoli, P. Zupancic, Y. Lahini, R. Islam, M. Greiner
Science 347, 1229-1233 (2015) arXiv:1409.3100

9. [2014] Beat note stabilization of mode-locked lasers for quantum information processing

R. Islam, W. C. Campbell, T. Choi, S. M. Clark, C. W. S. Conover, S. Debnath, E. E. Edwards, B. Fields, D. Hayes, D. Hucul, I. V. Inlek, K. G. Johnson, S. Korenblit, A. Lee, K. W. Lee, T. A. Manning, D. N. Matsukevich, J. Mizrahi, Q. Quraishi, C. Senko, J. Smith, C. Monroe
Opt. Lett. 39, 3238 (2014) arXiv:1312.6846

8. [2013] Quantum Catalysis of Magnetic Phase Transitions in a Quantum Simulator

P. Richerme, C. Senko, S. Korenblit, J. Smith, A. Lee, R. Islam, W. C. Campbell, C. Monroe
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 100506 (2013) arXiv:1303.6983

7. [2013] Emergence and Frustration of Magnetism with Variable-Range Interactions in a Quantum Simulator

R. Islam, C. Senko, W. C. Campbell, S. Korenblit, J. Smith, A. Lee, E. E. Edwards, C. C. J. Wang, J. K. Freericks, C. Monroe
Science 340, 583-587 (2013) arXiv:1210.0142

6. [2012] Quantum simulation of spin models on an arbitrary lattice with trapped ions

S Korenblit, D Kafri, W C Campbell, R Islam, E E Edwards, Z-X Gong, G-D Lin, L-M Duan, J Kim, K Kim, C. Monroe
New Journal of Physics 14, 095024 (2012) arXiv:1201.0776

5. [2011] Onset of a quantum phase transition with a trapped ion quantum simulator

R. Islam, E. Edwards, K. Kim, S. Korenblit, C. Noh, H. Carmichael, G. Lin, L. Duan, C. Joseph Wang, J. Freericks, C. Monroe
Nat Commun 2, 377 (2011) arXiv:1103.2400

4. [2010] Quantum simulation and phase diagram of the transverse-field Ising model with three atomic spins

E. E. Edwards, S. Korenblit, K. Kim, R. Islam, M. Chang, J. K. Freericks, G. Lin, L. Duan, C. Monroe
Physical Review B 82, 6 (060412) (2010) arXiv:1005.4160

3. [2010] Quantum simulation of frustrated Ising spins with trapped ions

K. Kim, M. Chang, S. Korenblit, R. Islam, E. E. Edwards, J. K. Freericks, G. Lin, L. Duan, C. Monroe
Nature 465, 590-593 (2010) arXiv:1912.07845

2. [2009] Entanglement and Tunable Spin-Spin Couplings between Trapped Ions Using Multiple Transverse Modes

K. Kim, M. Chang, R. Islam, S. Korenblit, L. Duan, C. Monroe
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 120502 (2009) arXiv:0905.0225

1. [2009] Large-scale quantum computation in an anharmonic linear ion trap

G. Lin, S. Zhu, R. Islam, K. Kim, M. Chang, S. Korenblit, C. Monroe, L. Duan
Europhys. Lett. 86, 60004 (2009) arXiv:0901.0579